Whatās a good place to spend a few months or so where everyone is a native level English speaker besides US? Is Canada tolerable? Best if it feels like a vacation destination. I want to expose my kid to more English besides his immediate family and donāt mind staying some place for part of the year.
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Iām thinking maybe put him in some sort of summer activities camp. I really donāt want him to attend US schoolsā¦ and it would probably need to be in the summer
Canada really depends on the season and what youād like to do in your down time.
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So the implication is that the UK is out entirely? Lol
I hear you. I havenāt done extended stays outside of the US, but if I were you Iād go off of surroundings and try to become as closely acquainted with whoever would have your kid during the day as possible. For example, maybe some cool camps exist near national parks in remote parts of the US, so points for surroundings, and then hopefully you can interview the people that run it and get a good grasp on what they expose the kids to. My experience of the US is that the people differ drastically depending on where you go, so Iād bet you can still find a suitable spot here.
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Yes Canada is good. Central to Western has great sights to see.
Australia
Amazing place to spend some time, City trips, and great outdoors
Belize
Sydney Australia š¦šŗ but the accents are strong and kinda wonky.
Many options to choose from.
What else are you looking for in your getaway? That would help narrow the options.
Just lots of kid to kid interaction in fun and adventurous environments. Sight seeing is secondary and less important. Language immersion without school.
Awesome. Is your childrenās first language not English?
Or you just want to them to be able to interact?
Iām in Thailand. Many people speak English here but definitely not everyone and definitely note everyone natively.
But tons of westerners.
My kid is bilingual in Japanese and English but his English exposure is limited to me and my wife (we speak English at home). He is not as fluent in English as in Japanese Iād say. I want him to be 100% fluent. I think heāll get there just by interacting with us, but Iād rather he get additional exposure outside of family and in a native English environment.
Gotcha. So cool btw. I love Japan and the culture.
The language is from another universe to me
I was there last year
My experience with immigrant families (including my own) is that children almost never achieve full fluency in their parentsā mother tongue. They may be able to communicate effectively with their parents and reach a reasonable proficiency in the language, but they will consistently retain a noticeable accent. I have observed this with Portuguese (myself and several friends), as well as French, English, and German.
If you want a child to develop true fluency in English, send them to an English-speaking country before their teenage years. I have seen children up to about age 15 lose their accent this way. However, those who moved after 18 generally retained their accent and never reached full fluency.
i don't think that reaching a 100% fluent level in another language is possible with just interacting with the same people as different people might have a slight difference way of speaking.
each place has their own unique twist in the way a language is structured and also slight different pronunciations.
traveling is the only way to 100% solve it, but if that's not possible interacting with media (like youtube videos, books, etc) in said language might help with less cost.
Even more so if those are related to things they like as it gives them a bigger incentive to want to understand them
Ireland, central west coast like Galway or Clifden. County Wicklow is also a great place. Waterford is also a great option. Most people in Ireland are very friendly and the cost of living is moderate if you choose the right place. Rains a lot but itās a beautiful place.
Either coast of Canada is beautiful. The Eastern coast has a bit of an accent, while the west is less so. Vancouver Island and the mainland, on the west coast are a good vacation type destination. The Island I especially like, I make sure to spend some time there every couple years.
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Is it just the school aspect that you are trying to avoid?
For the most part
What about a US territory like Saipan, Iāve heard good things about the placeā¦ and there is a majority Asian population so it might not be a complete culture shock for the kid. Some US states you could just homeschoolā¦ our state, there is no real govt involvementā¦ the honor system technically that the kids are having 180 days of school and that the required subjects are covered, but there is no real reporting. Just a thought. But there are a ton of other options tooā¦ but fuel for thought, nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s said Canada only has one option for red meat, well done leather.
I canāt believe no one has suggested NZ yet!!! It is winter but thereās plenty of variety north to south, depending on the range of vocabulary you want to hear :) and the climate
Australia probably pretty cheap from Japan? if you head north to Queensland you get the bonus of amazing weather and beaches.
Byron Bay or Surfers Paradise spare both great.
Go to Tofino. Rent an airbnb. Donāt go in the rainy season.
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For Mediterranean experience Malta. Ireland is also stunning
Hawaii
What about Singapore?
Hawaii big island
Vancouver is beautiful. Just avoid downtown and the places with a bad reputation.
Victoria island is also wonderful.
Are you looking for ski/mountain type vacation during the winter, or during the spring summer months?
England where they speak English
yo king, im on Vancouver Island and it is the "Hawaii of Canada" https://blossom.primal.net/982b1da727e71b86a55cbf50f90ba870e199b1a6c6082f7287c097dedb7647b8.mov
Saipan. Technically part of the US but the furthest island. Next to Guam. I promise it will feel like a vacation
Australia is great country to bring up family. However, now it's turning into a communist shithole importing half of India