So who will move to Canada?

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42. I am seriously considering France.

I'm retired and Canada doesn't want me.

I visited a friend in Lyon last year who has been there for 5 or 6 years now. He's married to a French man. He loves Lyon and I could see myself living there, too. I am seriously considering going over for 90 days next spring when my apartment lease is up here to see if I'd like it by taking an apartment there. Found one online yesterday that he agreed was fabulous and in best part of town.

I also have a friend in Paris who is our French "daughter". She lived with us for a year as a foreign exchange student in 1989-90 and we have stayed in touch. Visited with her several times over the years and she has been here, too. In fact the friend in Lyon was friends with her in high school when she lived with us. I figure both of them would be resources to help navigate French bureaucracy if I were to decide to go for it after I try it out for 90 days. And yes I do speak French. It's pretty Rusty but I would start taking lessons during that 90 day trial to improve my language skills.

It's a very ambitious idea for me at 68, which I will be next spring.
And I would also be doing it alone since I am in the middle of a divorce. I have been on and off considering the idea since last fall. Tried to get my husband to do a substitute tropical island condo on Bonaire 3 years ago and he got cold feet. We also knew someone there who has lived there for 25 years and would help navigate their Visa process. That's another option but to do it I think I'd need more money than I am likely to get from selling our house. House has been on the market for a month but not sold yet. Certainly by next spring the house will have sold and I'll have a better picture of my finances for setting myself up to rent in France.