About expats in Spain Tenerife - Laura and her family .

All sorts of expats in Spain Tenerife may be found. I said it before that the British alone amount to 45 000. Some are retirees, others are young and are still working.

Laura who is a writer working from home is one such happy island dweller.
Why is she happy here?

Well, you will learn all about it just now.

First of all, Tenerife Island is not a normal island but, has much to offer.

Many foreigners who settled on Tenerife prove this.

They are Laura with ravishing baby Tommy in one of our bistros/bars which also could be called cafés.

Her husband the man in black who only has one leg sits by the bar.

His disability, certainly, will not let him work.

The bistro you see is a much frequented meeting place by expats in Tenerife Spain.

Laura's father in law was the reason why they moved there.

Father in law adored the life style if offered too much. He doesn't want to return to UK after many years of overseas retirement in Tenerife, although, he isn't perfectly well, now.

One more of a retired expat's successfully undergone surgery I know of.

Laura's father in law had brain surgery and stays, actually, with special care at a retirement home which helps him to recover from his illness.

His memory, by the way, is getting better and better.

Laura and husband often go see the 'old man' picking him up for outings.

Baby Tommy stays sometimes in his nursery school for toddlers, although, grand dad is, of course, always, happy to see him.

I only know Laura and her husband casually. To my knowledge they are renting an apartment on the roofs in one of the modern townhouses in Realejos.

Asking them how they cope financially would not be appropriate for me. What counts is that I see hubby's smiling face, often, when going into town and he, expressively, told me how happy he is to be one of expats in Spain in Tenerife.

When we talk it's about general things like the baby, the property situation, the island and the warm and welcoming locals.

The expat with one leg said that the island will be so much better for his son to grow up than in England.

An expat's vision of Tenerife's future:

He believes conditions on the island will improve for his family and all expats because, less people will be able to afford frequent travels to it.

Laura is, of course, also very content to live in Tenerife.

But, that might also be due to having a lovely baby without a for ever running nose - far from European winters.

Cheap, healthy island activities for expat children on Tenerife:

Soon, little Tommy will be big enough to amuse himself by nearby Playa Jardin or sheltered Playa San Marcos where I really saw little children playing in ocean and on beach.

The expats parents can soon take toddler Tommy to one of Teide excursions where he can get crazy with joy playing with snow, in winter or spring.

Once older Tommy can go by himself on the bus to Playa Martianez to surf.

I know another but retired British couple who are long time relocaters in Spain Tenerife North.

I often see them on the bus with a Spanish guitar when taking their gifted grand daughter for music classes in Puerto de la Cruz.

This shows that being expat on Tenerife with children and family like Laura's, too, gives extra things to do which can be beneficial for all.

Please, go from Expats in Spain Tenerife to retirement advice where, on the bottom of page, you find links of some more expats living in Tenerife.

Learn by their life stories on Tenerife:

Most expats I know started off life in Tenerife with a small holiday home. They later sold it which is why turnover of Tenerife property is always good on the island.

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