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First Things First

• One of the first things to do when moving to Delaware is get the change of drivers license or Delaware ID. You will need it for everything.

  • Driver's License: https://www.dmv.de.gov/

  • Check compatibility

  • Transfer of vehicles if bringing a car with you

  • Vehicle purchases - if purchasing here, this part can be handled through the dealership.

• Rent apartment or home (See "Home Sweet Home section)

  • Begin the process for an apartment or home online. Usually August and September are difficult months to look for one. If you can get ahead and look in the early summer months or right now it is better. Usually if you look in July, you won't find an apartment until mid Sept.

  • Request information from Realtors

  • Use websites like https://www.apartments.com/de/

  • Verify discounts to state employees (teacher)

  • Find out about and set up utility accounts: Electricity, gas, water, internet, telephone, cable, garbage service, others (these may depend on where you live what you are able to get/do)

• Create account at Delaware Department of Education

  • https://deeds.doe.k12.de.us/

  • Send official documents such as: transcripts of credits, licenses, among others

    1. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Licensure & Certification 35 Commerce Way, Suite 1, Dover, DE 19904 State Mail Code N510

  • Drug testing

  • Transcript of university qualifications from Spanish to English: (Notary) Mrs. Angela Rodas (302-561-4418)

• Set up a Bank account (See "Home Sweet Home" Section)

• Start teacher certification process

  • Meet the licensing (mentoring) requirements

  • https://www.doe.k12.de.us/domain/185

  • Continuing education

  • Mandatory courses or workshops (PDMS)

• If you have children, you can ask for medical insurance until they have the school's insurance.

"Home Sweet Home"

Realtors

• Irma Rodriguez Real Estate Broker / Agent (302-357-1823)

• Licensed in PA, MD, and DE with Long & Foster Real Estate – Paul Enderle - 302 – 740 – 1784

Rentals

**By law in Delaware, you can rent only for 1/3 of your salary...nothing more**

• Hunter’s Crossing, Apartment’s at Pine Brook

• Cooper’s Place,

• The Preserve at Deacon Walk

• Apartments at Pine Creek

• Foxwood Apartments

• St Andrews apartments,

• The Reserve at Becks Pond,

• Fox Run apartments and townhouses

• Rockwood apartments

• Evergreen Christiana Reserve (Newark)

• Greenville Apartment Homes (the one near school)

• Sofia's Place

• Walden Townhomes

• Barret's of Village Run

• Greenview Apartments

• Christiana Meadows

Movers

• Two Men and a Truck

Utilities

• Delmarva Power - Light Company

• Chesapeake Utilities

• Xfinity/Comcast -TV, Cable, Wifi

• Verizon - TV, Cable, Wifi

• Artesian Water

• Waste Management

• Republic Services

Car Dealerships

**If you come from other states, you can change your license to Delaware. If you come from Puerto Rico, you need to do the whole process as there is no reciprocity.**

• Kia of Wilmington (Great when you want to find a car and you don't have a license from DE. )

• Hertrich Hyundai

• Price Toyota

• Nucar Chevy

• Carmax

• Car Sale: John Ferrato (302-379-0051)

• Smith Volkswagen for VWs

Insurance

• Progressive

• Geico - car insurance.

Banks

• WSFS

• Del-One Credit Union

• Chase

• PNC

• Bank of America

• TD Bank

"I'm Hungry"

Grocery Stores

• Janssen's Market

  • Has the finest gourmet foods. A next-level grocer. (Greenville)

• Shop Rite

• Food Lion

• Acme

• Super G

• Whole Foods (610) 358-1133

  • Great for bulk things like beans, rice, spices and for produce and nice cuts of meat and fish.

• Trader Joe's (302) 478-8494

  • Has really good prices and also a great range of products for folks who are dairy free, gluten free, vegan and vegetarian. My only hesitation would be that their produce is expensive and less fresh than in other grocery stores and they don’t have a deli.

• Zingo's Supermarket 1050 Paper Mill Rd, Newark, DE 1971

• Tu esquina Venezolana 301 Ruthar Dr, Unit A Newark, from 19711

• Aldi’s very cheap foods there is a store in Wilmington, Middletown & Elkton.

• Walmart in Elkton, MD has grocery section, the Wilmington and New Castle locations do not.

Wholesale

• Costcos (Christiana)

• BJ's (New Castle, Newark)

• SAM's Club (Dover)

Restaurants

• Pizza by Elizabeths

• The Greene Turtle

• El Maya Mexican Grill (Wilmington)

• El Toro Mexican restaurant (Wilmington)

• El Mana Puerto Rican restaurant (Wilmington)

• El Maguey Mexican Restaurant – 3320 Old Capital Trail Wilmington, DE 19808

• Gyro Kabob House (Newark)

• Gyro King (Newark)

• Ole Tapas (Newark)

• Iron Hill

• Sushi Xtreme – 4708 Limestone Road Wilmington DE 19808

• Tony’s Café – 336 Possum Park Road Newark, DE 19711

• Terrain Cafe (610) 459 6030

• Harvest Seasonal Grill (610) 358-1005

• Ritas Water Ice

Farmers Markets

• New Castle Farmers Market

• Dutch Country Farmers Market

• 7 Day Farmer's Market on Lancaster Pike - They have a terrific selection of produce as well as many ingredients you can't find in big chain stores, and their prices are AMAZING! You can get super prices on exotic ingredients or more common things (mushrooms, ginger, mangoes, you name it) compared to what I would pay at Super G or certainly Whole Foods.

• Farmers Market in Newark - open all week, Cultural foods (Hispanic, Indian, etc.)

• The Co-op in Newark, DE (by new movie theater)

• Farmer's Market at Carousel Park

• Highland Orchards (302) 478-4042

  • They have really good local and seasonal produce, and pay fair wages to their staff who are mostly Spanish speaking. They’re family owned and very kind and helpful. They also do CSA/produce share/meat shares which is great-especially if you like sustainable farm raised local meat.

"Shopping List"

Delaware is home to tax free shopping so what you see on the price tag is what you pay! Some places to consider when going shopping:

• Christiana Mall (includes a Target)

• Concord Mall

• Christiana Fashion Center

• Kohls

• Michael's Craft Store

• Old Country Gardens

• Rehoboth Beach Outlets

• Credential Evaluation Services (usces.org) Course by Course. www.usces.org/credential/evaluation. (210-714-1312)

• Plato’s Closet (Used Clothes for Cheap) – 424 Suburban Dr Newark DE 19711

• J19Marketing&Productions -Daniela Pacheco 302-357-2017

"Looking Good, Feeling Good"

Hospitals

• Christiana Care

• St. Francis

Primary Care Doctor

• Dra. Saldariaga (302)633-1182

• Delaware Family Care associates

• Nemours Pediatrics

• Dra Heidy Gutierrez (302)660-7333 Metroform Medical Complex, 620 Stanton Christiana Rd, Suite 302, Newark, DE 1971

• Progressive Health of Delaware (302) 543-5454

*very knowledgeable, flexible and gentle. They focus on life style medicine and holistic wellness for long term health but also of course are great if you need a quick strep test or something.

• Pediatrics Associates (A part of Christiana Hospital)

• Westside Family Healthcare (They have various clinics around here).

Dentist

• Dr. Fink Gregg (302) 998-6300

• Wahl family dentistry

• Christiana Dental Center. Willian Recktenwald, D.M.D (302-369-3200) 330 Christiana Medical Center. Newark, Delaware 19702.

• Dr. Murphy at Graylyn Dental (302) 475 5555

*Dr. Murphy is very gentle and can deal with the biggest scaredy cats out there! Also for people with no dental insurance, they have really good deals and discounts.

• Christiana Dental Spa

Eye Doctor

• Ophthalmologist: Dra Fernandez (302-239-1933) Simon Eye Associates Limestone. 5301 Limestone Rd # 128. Wilmington, Delaware 19808

OB/GYN

• Dr. Jose Picazo (302-738-6535) 600 Christiana Med. Ctr. Newark, 19702

Orthodontist

• Delaware Orthodontist

• Alpine and Rafetto Orthodontics

Chiropractor

• Renu Chiropractic

Psychiatry

• Michelle Lauer, PMHNP at Serene Minds (302) 478-6199 for an appointment and the extension is 220

*Michelle is a Spanish and English speaking psychiatric nurse practitioner that has a good understanding of some common experiences in Latin culture and some of the stigma surrounding mental health care

Hair Salons/Barbers

• Justin Brian Hair Salon (302) 999-8431

• Sherif Zaki

• Patricia Anzola (302-275-9365) and Leiry (302-279-6306)

• Shear Magic

Nail Salons

• Today’s Nails and Nail Care Systems

• Mery Campoverde (302-507-6721)

Spas

• Hand and Stone Massage and Facial

Pharmacy

• Walgreens

• CVS

• RiteAid

"Working 9 to 5"

(Well not really...more like 8 to 4!)

Childcare

• Tender Loving Kare Child Care & Learning Center

• LACC

• Tutor Time of Wilmington

• Bright Horizons

• Goddard

• YMCA’s throughout Delaware

Public Schools

• District/Charter School Information

• Use the School Locator to find the public school that is the feeder for your home

• Delaware has a choice period from November though January to request to go to a public/charter school that is not your feeder school.

• Charter Schools are public schools! They are just schools with a specific mission and require you to apply to get in. Charter Schools include (click on the name to go to the state report card for the school):

  • Academia Antonia Alonso

  • Charter School of New Castle

  • Charter School of Wilmington

  • Delaware Military Academy

  • East Side Charter School

  • Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School

  • First State Military Academy

  • First State Montessori Academy

  • Freire Charter School

  • Gateway Lab School

  • Great Oaks Charter School

  • Kuumba Academy Charter School

  • Las Americas ASPIRA Academy

  • MOT Charter School

  • Newark Charter School

  • Odyssey Charter School

Private Schools

• Caravel Academy

• Catholic Schools

• Learning Express Academy

• Sanford School

• Tatnall School

• Wilmington Friends

Fur Babies

Vets

• VCA Animal Hospital

• Loving Touch Animal Clinic – 155 Stanton Christiana Rd Newark, DE 19702

• Pike Creek Animal Hospital, Newark

Pet Shops

• Riverfront Pets

• Pet Kare

Day Camps/Overnight Care

• Playtime Doggie Daycare

• Camp Bow Wow

Grooming

• Riverfront Pets

• Hilda Ramos (302 -379-0052)

Dog Parks

• Battery Park (take pets for walks)

• Glasgow Bark Park – For Dogs small and large (Separated by size)

• Talleyday Park in Wilmington, DE

• Carousel Park in Wilmington, DE

"Out and About"

• Wilmington Riverfront (restaurants, mini-golf, baseball, movie theater https://riverfrontwilm.com/

• Delaware State Parks (throughout the state, various activities, entrance fee) https://www.destateparks.com/

• Mid County Lanes - Bowling

• Delaware Beaches (Lewes, Cape Henlopen, Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany, Fenwick)

• Battery Park

• Glasgow Regional Park

• Tierra Columbiana Restaurant - Philadelphia Hispanic Dance Club/Lounge – 4535 N 5^th St Philadelphia, PA 19140

• Glasgow Park is beautiful to walk and take the kids for fun.

• Longwood Gardens

• Newark's Main Street

• Trolley Square

• Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk

• Valley Garden Park

• Carousel Park, 3700 Limestone Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808.

• Paper Mill Park, 1050 Paper Mill Rd, Newark, DE 19711.

• 1984 (302 384 6479) /Oddity Bar (302 668 1078)

  • These bars are basically right next to each other and both have fun live shows with local bands and bands from the tristate area. If you want an introduction to the local music scene start here.

• Arden Concert Gild

  • Another great place to see local and diverse shows is the Arden Concert Gild, you can often buy tickets at the door, but you can do seasonal membership as well.

• Arden Club (302) 475-3126

  • The Arden Club is a great club to join to help make friends and meet people involved in the arts, cooking, poetry, and a lot more. The Ardens in general can be a really welcoming and friendly community but really, there are lots of cool events here that are open to the public.

"Out and About"

• Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington

• Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington

• Philadelphia Zoo in PA

• Baltimore aquarium in MD

• Maryland Zoo in MD

• National Zoo in DC

• Camden Aquarium in NJ

• SkyZone Trampoline Park

• Launch Trampoline Park

• YMCA’s with children’s swimming pools

• Poconos in PA

• DE Children’s Museum;

• Historic area of Philadelphia

• Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball

• Philly Sports in PA

• Baltimore Sports in MD

• Washington Sports in DC

• Washington DC

• Various Summer festivals in Wilmington DE: Greek Festival, Italian Festival, Polish Festival;

• Various things at University of DE campus- Blue Hen sports