[blackhaz]

Glad to see fellow Prague expat here! Thanks a lot for the insight. What made you to move to Prague? We go to PBS here, and I've found private schools in LA to be less expensive. So, I guess, this part of the equation is solved, assuming I maintain the income (argh!) although I expect my overall expenses to double in LA with all the taxes, etc. I visited both LA and SF once and found traffic to be manageable in both (stayed in WeHo). We avoided peak hours, though, however, yes, I hear people complain on traffic when they have to drive to work. I've looked at Orange but couldn't find a walkable place. I'd really want to live without a car, so it's all down to walkable parts of LA + relying on Uber (Los Feliz, Venice, etc) or SF/Oakland for us. How is Oakland weather compared to Prague? I'm comparing numerically but always end up with different conclusions depending on what mood I am in.

[pragueexpat]

My kids to go Meridian, which so far has been a fantastic school and is about 1/3 the price of a private school in the U.S. (I see that PBS is almost as expensive as ISP, which is very high). What is your citizenship? Any issues with moving to the U.S.? My advice would be to go for 3 months and try it out (maybe in the summer when the kids are out of school). All I can say is that I loved living in LA, but I would never do it with a family (unless I was a lot more wealthy than I am now). Good luck!

[blackhaz]

Thanks. We're Ukrainians. Getting a long-term U.S. visa is a complete quantum chromodynamics for us, a once in a lifetime decision, perhaps. We're going to go for 3 weeks, probably this summer, to try it out (planning 2 weeks in Oakland, then 1 week in Ocean Park/Venice area.)