Hi !

We are a family of expats, my wife and myself moved from France (native country) to Canada ~12 years ago.

We love it here but are starting to feel the need to move back. We now have 2 kids (6 and 4).

One of the main concerns I have is them losing their English, I feel like having two native tongues and being perfectly bilingual is a huge advantage in life, our oldest speaks perfectly in French and English. Any parents in the same situation? I would love to hear your experiences! We speak French at home and they learn english mostly through their peer group (school, daycare) and the media we consume.

Also we’re really struggling with finding a perfect city to relocate to. We know France obviously since both of us were born and raised there, but moving back as an “expat” is different, we want to be somewhere multi-cultural with a community that is more embracing of outsiders, I know from where we come it can be a bit hit and miss (south, languedoc roussillon) on that aspect. Also my wife has a requirement of being close-ish to the sea and myself am in love with the mountains, so that does not help :)