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Hi everyone,

Well, I am not "mom-to-be" from Chicago but just pass by the forum. Anyway, I didn't find it too boring when I was living in Chicago. I lived there for 4-5 years but now living in California. I guess it also depends on your regular hobbies s and life style. Maybe I am the boring type so I am ok with it. :D I just need to be sure I have internet connection no matter which city I live in.

cjmama888,

If you decided to move to Chicago, you better learn how to drive soon. Without a driving license is kinda inconvenient! Though the public transportation isn't that bad in Chicago (if you just want to go around downtown/chinatown etc). When I was in Chicago, I didn't have a car and usually take the L train or have friends to give me rides.
About studying in the US, I am not sure about grade/high school in the US (maybe more freedom) but I like the college life in the US. :)

Actually I don't mind to relocate back to Chicago but my husband doesn't like the weather over there. Also, it may be hard for him to find a job there. But the living expenses is cheaper there compare to the Bay Area in CA.

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Thanks bunnymonkey. I believe if i decide to live in Chicago, get a driving license is must. Everytime i went to Chicago, I found it is inconvenience to everywhere without a car, even i went to Dominic, the nearest store from my husband's house. Of course, Chicago is a beautiful place in summer and autumn, especially I went to Oak Brook for shopping.

I am very worried about to get a job overthere, because I prefer working at office rather than working in restaurant or staying at home with my husband's families. It is more freedom. I agree with you that living standard is cheaper than CA, if I no further request.

I prefer to know more about the benefit living in Chicago, including insurance, other subsidize for us? What is the basic requirements? Do U know which primary school or high school are good for kids? If I really apply to Chicago, how long do i take?

Anyway, if other mama could share your living in Chicago, I am much appreicated. I would take this for my reference.

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-31 13:05 發表
Hi everyone,

Well, I am not "mom-to-be" from Chicago but just pass by the forum. Anyway, I didn't find it too boring when I was living in Chicago. I lived there for 4-5 years but now living in Califo ...

[ 本文章最後由 cjmama888 於 07-8-31 15:34 編輯 ]

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cjmama888,

Yes, having a driving licese would be much better if you live there. Though I used to carry backpack, take the shuttle bus, and buy groceries at Jewels back then. :) Later on, I just joined my friends to buy stuff at Dominic like at 2am (I got a ride)! hehe.. They opened 24 hours so less people at night too.

Summer could be hot in Chicago and winter time could be back (depends if you have car or if you need to walk out in the cold and wait for bus etc much). I once took the L and then transfer bus from Chicago downtown area to Woodfield Mall... wooo.. it took me like 3 hours whereas if someone drive me there, it would only take like an hour. So my lesson is I will only take public transportation to downtown or Chinatown only. No woodfield type of long distance.

Regarding job, I guess it really depends on your background and working experience. So if you move to Chicago, you will live with your husband's family? Do you guys get along fine? I would prefer to have more freedom (if possible). :)

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Bunnymonkey,

Oh, U looks like so independent. Your friends are so goodto pick u up. I am not high educated, I believe I can get a clerical job is fine. I am not requesting too much, right? How about U? What kind of job to take?

I know that Chicago is diffcult to find a job for Chinese du e to racial discrimination. I found that most Chinese having their own restaurant. right?

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-31 15:26 發表
cjmama888,

Yes, having a driving licese would be much better if you live there. Though I used to carry backpack, take the shuttle bus, and buy groceries at Jewels back then. :) Later on, I just joine ...

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I went to the US to study when I just turned 18. All my folks were still in HK. Later on I moved to Chicago for school and I lived in dorm by myself. I did not have any family there and I make new friends over there. I am working in IT field.

I don't think Chicago has much racial discrimation towards Chinese in general. Even though Chicago is in the "mid-west" region... It's not those "red-neck" states. Chicago is a very diverse city and you can see people with different racial background/ethnicity in town (though the South side has more African-American). There are some Chinese having their own restaurants/businesses but most of my Chinese friends work in the corporate America (American companies - office type, professional... CPA, Engineer, IT etc). I don't see any special discrimination though. My friend's parents own a Chinese restaurant. But for the next generation (my friend's generation), they usually don't carry on the family restaurants. At most just helping out during the weekend (during college period).

Before I moved to Chicago, I lived in a small college town in the East coast where the majority are Caucasians. I think there were less than 10 Chinese in the whole school.

So don't worry, Chicago is fine for Chinese...

[ 本文章最後由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-31 16:33 編輯 ]

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Thanks for sharing. I believe i need to take time to overcome. How about the government subsidize for new commigrant? I know a lot of Chinese can easily to take the benefit in their own way? Do U know how? Of course, if I have a stable income, I prefer to suffer by myself.

原文章由 bunnymonkey 於 07-8-31 16:30 發表
I went to the US to study when I just turned 18. All my folks were still in HK. Later on I moved to Chicago for school and I lived in dorm by myself. I did not have any family there and I make new fri ...

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I am not sure about the detail on the government subsidy. I thought people are not suppose to get "welfare" if they just immigrate ( in general case)? Because they have their sponsors to apply them to come to the US... if they can't take care of their financial needs in general, they may not get approved in the first place (I could be wrong though). However, I think the government/state provides medical and education assistance for the kids/family who qualify.

I had some classmates who got government grant/loan when they were in college (they were not new imigrant tho). Their family qualified and they just got FREE MONEY (no need to pay back later) towards buying books, school supplies, and tuition etc. I know some of their parents actually work and should make enough money but they got paid by cash and may not reported to the gov. So anyway, some people got those free money and buy all the new books (books could be quite expensive and I only bought used books if possible and also just skipped don't buy any book at all and just take notes in class). Some of them have extra money because they live at home (those money also subsidize on their room and board at school) so just use the money to travel back home in Asia...!! O_o

原文章由 cjmama888 於 07-8-31 17:10 發表
Thanks for sharing. I believe i need to take time to overcome. How about the government subsidize for new commigrant? I know a lot of Chinese can easily to take the benefit in their own way? Do ...

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原文章由 cjmama888 於 07-8-29 18:25 發表
Hi, Rubytang,

Thanks for your reply. 當然我依家在HK返工啦，因我現在都未入籍，你知啦，如果我要入籍，未必是難事，聽我老公講，只要我肯過去，大概一兩年到就得，只不過我覺得未係時候。咁你兩個仔仔現在香港讀書定美國呀？你會 ...

hi, cjmama888,

唔好意思, 我呢排有d忙, 同埋bk 好似都死死下咁,
所以, 有段時間無入黎睇野添~ sorry~
我同你既case都係差5多, 都未入藉,
當然, 我地入藉都唔會係好難~ 我諗~
但要完全放下hk呢邊既野, 又真係幾大既決擇,
所以, 我都 15/16左好耐,
依家我兩個仔都係hk讀書, 大仔今年小二, 細仔剛讀k1,
我知美國既教育係好d, 起碼無hk咁樣成日迫d細路仔讀書,
但如果我stay係美國, 我老公又唔肯黎,
咁我地咪要做太空人, 你都知一定會有問題發生架啦~

來美國生活, 如果你做全職媽媽, 係屋企照顧仔女都ok,
因為佢地一返學, 你就會周身唔得閒, 好似我家姐咁,
我初初都唔明佢做乜咁忙, 但後來我去住左成年,
睇到佢日日又送返學又接放學咁, 一陣又話要帶佢地去邊度玩,
一陣學校又叫你地去邊度咁, 一日到黑都無時停,
返到屋企又煮飯又做家務, 唔好話悶, 係直情無時間俾你悶~
最得閒就係weekend, 佢地一家有時就去下picnic ,
有時又帶d細路仔去shopping下, 有陣時又去下zoo,
成日d時間都係咁樣過, 我家姐就話忙到嘔添呀~
因為佢無人幫佢湊細路, 我媽咪又唔係成日係美國果邊,
就無乜人幫佢手睇下, 我地d 細妹又要返工, 都無人幫到佢,
係芝加哥生活就真係要睇下你個人係點囉,
如果你係果d唔悶得既人, 又或者要有好多朋友,
成日都要有好多活動去玩去shopping既,
咁可能你初來就真係會好悶架, 但我自己住落就都ok啦~

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Hi, RubyTang,

我真係好明白你心情，講真，我真係好怕悶。我有想過如果我唔去，留在香港打工，到時我就係太空人啦。真難決定。另外，我不"寫得"我父母。但吹賬，我父母都想我越早過去越好，他們都唔明白我的擔憂。你呢？咁你打算幾時過去？好肯定美國讀書對小兒的確係好。咁你家人的孩子在Chicago邊到讀書，私立定官立？

你細仔現在讀邊間學校？我囝囝剛兩歲，我將會幫他找學校？有無提議？我囝囝講說話較遲，未必考到我心目中個間？我老公希望他能讀好中文，遲的回美國讀英文喎？

原文章由 rubytang 於 07-9-6 15:20 發表

hi, cjmama888,

唔好意思, 我呢排有d忙, 同埋bk 好似都死死下咁,
所以, 有段時間無入黎睇野添~ sorry~
我同你既case都係差5多, 都未入藉,
當然, 我地入藉都唔會係好難~ 我諗~
但要完全放下hk呢邊既野, 又真係幾大 ...

[ 本文章最後由 cjmama888 於 07-9-8 14:49 編輯 ]

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原文章由 cjmama888 於 07-9-8 14:45 發表
Hi, RubyTang,

我真係好明白你心情，講真，我真係好怕悶。我有想過如果我唔去，留在香港打工，到時我就係太空人啦。真難決定。另外，我不"寫得"我父母。但吹賬，我父母都想我越早過去越好，他們都唔明白我的擔憂。你呢？咁你打算幾 ...

hi, cj~
咁你既情況又有d同我唔同喎~
因為你老公係美國, 而你係hk喎~
我係我要係美國, 而我老公係hk囉~
咁你出入都未必會有大問題, 主要係老公係果邊,
但我就唔同, 我成日咁走黎走去, 萬一海關真係唔俾我入境既話,
就真係都幾惡搞囉~

我係出面一d topic 睇, 早d過來美國, 對小朋友讀書係會好d既,
之但係做大人果個就要作出好大既犧牲囉~
我個fd 叫我係呢個聖誕番下黎先,
如果萬一佢地俾我入唔俾出既, 就先至留係度喎~
叫我搏一搏囉~ 我都有咁諗過~
而且咪又係度15 /16囉~
唔知係咪人既貪念, 又想咁又想點咁樣,
但係都唔可以兩全其美架呢~
你呢~ 你諗成點呀~

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hi, 大家好呀~
我呢幾日都同老公商量過,
諗住都係依家早d過黎俾d仔係度讀書囉~
我老公就梗緊唔捨得兩個仔啦~
尋晚同佢傾既時候, 原來我大仔仲未訓,
佢聽到我地傾野, 就走入黎我地房到,
知道我地想帶佢返美國讀書,
佢就喊左成晚~:-( :-( :-( :-(
佢話佢唔想黎美國, 佢想跟爹地喎~
但係我老公做緊公務員, 佢亦都未咁快退休,
佢唔會依家同我地一齊過黎, 只係我帶住兩個仔黎先囉~
因為我成日都係度掙扎緊, 要唔要留係美國,
但我今年再唔過黎, 我驚真係再入境就又係好麻煩囉~

尋晚都傾過, 我細仔係美國出世, 我地都唔擔心佢,
但因為我大仔同我都係揸綠卡, 咁我想同佢地係度讀書時,
順便入埋藉, 咁都唔洗成日走黎走去囉~
但依家我又要幫佢地搵定d學校,
我大仔剛 7歲, 佢唔係幾識講/ 睇英文, 簡單既都ok,
咁我應該俾佢去d咩野學校呢~
細仔04年 11月出世, 就 3歲啦, 咁係俾佢上pre- k 係嗎~
咁唔知有無邊位mama有邊幾間學校可以介紹下俾我呢~
如我返黎, 我會住 wheeling 果度架~
thank you~

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Wheeling IL? 聼我老公講個到幾靚朴~~~`我冇住過個到比唔到意見你，同賣我同你到住得幾遠下，要45分鐘車程。anyway nice to meet you ^_^ best wishes!

原文章由 rubytang 於 9/13/07 08:32 PM 發表
hi, 大家好呀~
我呢幾日都同老公商量過,
諗住都係依家早d過黎俾d仔係度讀書囉~
我老公就梗緊唔捨得兩個仔啦~
尋晚同佢傾既時候, 原來我大仔仲未訓,
佢聽到我地傾野, 就走入黎我地房到,
知道我地想帶佢返美國讀書,
...

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原文章由 三月媽咪 於 07-10-3 14:43 發表
Wheeling IL? 聼我老公講個到幾靚朴~~~`我冇住過個到比唔到意見你，同賣我同你到住得幾遠下，要45分鐘車程。anyway nice to meet you ^_^ best wishes!

hi, 三月媽咪~
咁你住邊呀~ 離我果邊成45分鐘,
wheeling果區都唔錯, 出入都算方便,
我以前係度讀書時都係住呢度架,
因為係我媽咪既屋, 依家就我3個妹住~

其實我心目中係想住我家姐以前果區 Elk Grove ,
因為佢以前果邊街口就係學校,
行前少少就有supermarket同埋m記, 咁就算唔揸車都ok,
不過, 佢已經搬左去德州好耐lu~
如我過到黎, 搵下你出黎丫~

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rubytang:

我住唐人街附近加~~chicago area, near by downtown. 如果你過來係咪真係會vist我架？

其實我都好想住阜仔，但係我阿爸阿媽又想留低係唐人街。所以我同老公，仔仔就留返係到住，不過呢到都好方便我返學~~~

因爲我間學校就係downtown~~ ^ ^

原文章由 rubytang 於 10/3/07 08:55 PM 發表

hi, 三月媽咪~
咁你住邊呀~ 離我果邊成45分鐘,
wheeling果區都唔錯, 出入都算方便,
我以前係度讀書時都係住呢度架,
因為係我媽咪既屋, 依家就我3個妹住~

其實我心目中係想住我家姐以前果區 Elk Grove ,
因為佢以 ...

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原文章由 三月媽咪 於 07-10-12 14:43 發表
rubytang:

我住唐人街附近加~~chicago area, near by downtown. 如果你過來係咪真係會vist我架？其實我都好想住阜仔，但係我阿爸阿媽又想留低係唐人街。所以我同老公，仔仔就留返係到住，不過呢到都好方便我返學~~~ ...

啊~你住近downtown果頭架~
我細姨都係住果邊咁上下喎~
如果我黎到之後, 應會有時間去佢屋企住下既,
我諗由佢屋企去你屋企都可能好近~
我唔記得佢住果條街名, 但我亞姨話去唐人街又好近,
落downtown 又好方便架喎~
你依家仲要返學呀~ 咁咪幾好囉~
如果有人幫我睇仔, 我都想讀番d course 添呀~

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原文章由 rubytang 於 10/13/07 06:25 AM 發表

啊~你住近downtown果頭架~
我細姨都係住果邊咁上下喎~
如果我黎到之後, 應會有時間去佢屋企住下既,
我諗由佢屋企去你屋企都可能好近~
我唔記得佢住果條街名, 但我亞姨話去唐人街又好近,
落downtown 又好方便架喎~
...

我都係啱啱開始返返學，因爲之前陀住BB所以停咗年幾冇返，而加又要湊仔又要做家務又要做功課又埋返工，真係好辛苦，有時真係想放棄唔讀書，但係為咗我同BB既將來唯有頂硬上啦！甘你平時有D活動架？

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原文章由 三月媽咪 於 07-10-16 06:45 發表

我都係啱啱開始返返學，因爲之前陀住BB所以停咗年幾冇返，而加又要湊仔又要做家務又要做功課又埋返工，真係好辛苦，有時真係想放棄唔讀書，但係為咗我同BB既將來唯有頂硬上啦！甘你平時有D活動架？ ...

嘩~
你都有幾多重身份噃~:lol :lol
又要做埋咁多野, 我諗我過到黎, 都係做住湊仔婆先~
因為都無人幫我睇仔, 我帶兩個仔過黎,
我妹聖誕就生第2個bb啦~ 我諗到時我都會幫佢湊埋囉~
依家未知過左黎之後既生活會點,
我都係見步行步咁囉~ 如果確定會留低既話,
我先會去買架車先, 無車唔方便架,
我04年已經係呢度考左車牌, 所以, 都唔洗擔心囉~:loveliness: :loveliness:

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