hey T-R
as far as work goes, i have no specific trade or certification. i am just a pedantic bureaucrat... so any major corp / multinational with mutliple multi-million / billion dollar projects is what i am used to. the sort of set up that would have a HQ in the city. something along the lines of
Fluor corp.
as far as housing goes.... we speculate that a townhouse might be good as far as buying outright is concerned..... but we can start small, get a condo and speculate towards the future.
ethnic centers are of little concern.... what with us being immigrants, we expect to be in the minority. but having said that tho, the missus is sure to get home sick and so is there a 'little italy'? no kids and so no need for schools. low crime and taxes would be nice. a yard for the dog and the wife would be bonus!
a close hockey rink is a must!
i guess for a general community scene, we are looking at a beach neighbourhood. do you know Kitsilano at all?
cheers fella.