Hi Brown007,

My family and I have been living in Brussels for a year now. We did much research on where to live cause my husband works in the city. We live in Woluwé Saint Lambert. I highly recommend it. There are plenty of parks and it is only 4 metro stops into the city. If you go closer to the city like Etterbeek or Ixelles, it looks more like a city and it is hard to get an apt with a garage. Very rare to find a place with a garden but it is doable. WSL is mostly French speaking. You want to avoid Saint Génèse Rhode and Overijse because you would be forced to learn Flemish in order to be integrated into the community. Hope this helps. Feel free to email me with any other questions.

Serena