Hi all,

I’m looking for first-hand experiences from expats living or previously based in Luanda, Angola. My employer may offer me a two-year assignment there, and I’m trying to understand what day-to-day life would realistically look like.

I’ve moved internationally several times for work before, but this would be my first assignment in a developing country. My previous postings have all been in Europe. I’m well travelled, but I’ve never been to Africa, and after reading various posts here and elsewhere, I’m left with a fairly mixed impression.

Some additional context:

- American

- Caucasian / white

- Wife and three children would join me (ages 1, 4 and 6)

- We do not speak Portuguese, but would plan to learn

- Oil and gas industry, so the package would be solid: compound housing, car, private schooling, medical insurance and compensation.…