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looking for Indian friends in international village apartments lombard

Discussion in 'Indians in Chicago' started by shailajamutyala, Sep 28, 2012.

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  1. May 30, 2016 #41
    butterflyice

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    Do not worry about your kiddo being unable to speak American English. She will pick up pretty quickly. Mine spoke no English at all when he entered preschool. Almost all kids from Europe/Latin America/China/Japan speak no English until they attend preschool. They are very very keen on learning and retaining their mother tongue. Going from my own experience and from those of other non-natives, please continue talking in your mother tongue and have your kid talk it too. It can be very comforting to her in a strange country where everyone speaks a strange english.

    You can have your kid watch american cartoon shows on cable or on DVD's borrowed from the library. Little Einstein's is quite informative. Just make sure she watches for a limited time everyday. Again if you take her to parks/library/Woodfield mall she can listen to other people talking.

    One question though: If the teacher is an Indian, how do you expect the kid to pick up American accent?
     
    butterflyice, May 30, 2016
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  2. Jun 1, 2016 #42
    Vishaa

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    That's exactly my concern too. But my husband feels its better for her till she gets used to everything here. He feels seeing Indian faces at school might make her willing to go to school. Then maybe we can shift to another school after a few months.

    Thanks for all your suggestions. They really help.
     
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    Vishaa

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    @Nithya58 - Hi...the metra station is a few minutes drive from here. I dont think its walkable from either here or IVL. My hysband used Uber cab service to commute to and from the metra till we got the car.
     
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    Nithya58

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    Hi dear vishaa...I came to Chicago and right now we are staying in colony apartments, mount prospect..
     
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    Hey Nithya! We will be moving from Hyderabad to Chicago in August. Please give your opinios on areas to look out for with good schools, nearness to metra for commuting to downtown. Please share which school and appts you have decided for yourself. My kids will be going to 2nd and 5th classes. Thanks in advance.
     
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    There are plenty of suburbs with good schools and with a metra station. Unlike Hyd, there are several metra lines:) Depending on how far your apartment is from the metra station, you might walk, bike or drive to the station.

    How long of a commute is your husband looking at?

    The shortest commute (20 minutes) to Chicago downtown with good schools and many metra stations is Evanston. If you want a predominant Indian presence and do not mind a longer commute, you can look at apartments in Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and Buffalo Grove.
     
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    Hi violetsnroses..I stay in Mount prospect..its been jus 2 weeks am here..the place is good..u can even check out apartments in Schaumburg and Naperville..I found those apartments pretty costly..mount prospect is near to metra..there are schools too but am not sure weather it's pre-school or high school..
     
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    Nandhu10

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    Hi,
    I am new to IV Lombard and looking for new Indian friends.
     
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    Welcome. Now that the weather is nice, I encourage you to go out of the apartment. Living where you live, you should run into plenty Indians.
     
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