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Offline sarah_loves_calis

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« on: August 31, 2006, 21:22:46 PM »
After visiting Turkey for the first time this year in July my daughter has decided when she leaves school (summer 2007) she wants to live in Calis Beach, Turkey for a year. When she returns from Tukrey she will then study law, does anyone know if it will be easy for a 16/17 year old working and living in turkey and do you have any advice on how to get out there. If you could help i would appreciate it. Thanks Sarah  :)



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« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2006, 21:46:11 PM »
I wouldn't let my daughter come here at that age!! I am sorry but she would be unable to work as she wouldn't get a work permit and anyway it would only be seasonal. She would never be able to provide for herself for a year.It is very easy to fall in love with Calis after a first visit and I can understand why she would want to come but holidaying here at her age and living here are 2 entireley different things. I hope that you can talk her out of it. Anne

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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2006, 22:00:58 PM »
Well said Anne.

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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2006, 22:07:49 PM »
Thats an absolute no-no :o

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« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2006, 22:23:43 PM »
Well i am very glad i posted that message, thanks for the info i will bare it in mind. She is very determind to go for a year it will be hard talking her out of it. Can i ask mercury why you would never let your daughter there at that age? I agree with what you are saying i just need to persaude my daughter not to go. Thanks Sarah

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« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2006, 22:29:22 PM »
Sarah
Do you want us to draw you a picture ?

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« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2006, 22:44:07 PM »
English girl 16 in Turkish resort will be an English girl 17 on a plane back to blighty with a bun in the oven.

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« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2006, 23:07:27 PM »

It would be virtually impossible for her to get work, she probably wouldn't even be able to get a flight on her own, and thats before all the obvious pitfalls that have been pointed out. She is far too young to be living in another country, perhaps it would be wiser for her to go to college and then travel to Turkey in her gap year when she is 18, then perhaps she could have saved enough money to give her a few months there without working.

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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2006, 00:37:38 AM »
Regardless of the above mentioned I'd never allow my 16 year old daughter to be so far away from home.  She's still a child!
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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2006, 07:06:56 AM »
I totally agree with all that has been said.  It seems romantic and exciting to a girl of that age. If she wants to take a gap year and live abroad it would be far safer to go with an organisation that specialises in this such as VSO.  She would still have the excitement and the experience but with back up and someone to watch over her.  Also she would have the satisfaction of knowing she was doing something useful,

Please please please as her mother put your foot down and say NO




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