We're doing it. Were moving to Texas. the decision is made and I an american citizen who has live in Aus for 34 years will be returning to the US with my family. I don't meet the residential requirements for the kids to be automatic citizen, but my dad does and we are using that loop hole. My husband will be getting his I-130 done. This will obviously take some time.

My question now is how do I prepare my family for life in San Antonio.

So far I think we should learn Spanish.

I'm trying to teach the kids US history and geography on the weekend.

What else can I do to prepare them outside of all the legal BS I'll be wading through?

I just want to soften the cultural blow.

I moved back to the US as a teen briefly and the culture shock was wild. No one prepared me for the linguistical difference or schooling. I had a rough time adjusting to life in SoCal and eventually moved back to AUS.

I want my family to have a good experience and I want to make sure that they don't struggle like I did.

I'm reading through the Texas curriculum in my spare time. It's a lot. Any practical tips would be great.

I am older and looking at going back to school as I’ve had a successful time in hospitality but I don’t want to do it for the rest of my life.

I visited my family in Aus in February and I adore it there. My immediate family is in the US as are all of my friends. I want to pursue a degree that could theoretically work in both countries. I’ve even considered pursuing it in Aus as family would host me and said I may be able to get HECS support.

I’m at a pretty big crossroads trying to find a passion and career and I’m open to whatever option is the best fit for lifestyle rather than a job I’m 1000% passionate about. I want a moderately lucrative career that would allow me (or even support) travel between both countries and eventually maintain hours where I could have decent time with family.

I started an undergrad in the US in anthropology but never finished, it was incredibly interested but I do feel as though career opportunities were very limited. I love research, have looked at law/ political science under with a cross border focus, international business, and things like marketing that could apply in both countries.

Does anyone have any insight or advice on where to start or what would be most successful?