Where are we going to live in Spain? Part 1 Where are we going to live in Spain ? Part 2 As mentioned previously, we viewed several places our first day here. The one we loved the most was advertised as a holiday rental. We inquired to see if he would rent long-term and waited for …
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Good-bye wonderful Valencia. Where are we going to live Part 1 The house hunt for this American family living abroad continues While in Valencia, I was in communication with a nice British couple, living in La Herradura, as they had a short-term rental in Almuñécar. That rental rented faster than we could get the money …
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I wish we knew! If it stresses you out not knowing where we are going to settle in, just know we are winging it just fine so far. The problem is we have too many good choices and can’t decide. Not to worry, we will figure it out. Want to know how this American family living …
Language I know you are curious how we are adjusting to life in Spain. So far no problems with the Language. I wouldn’t say we sound like locals, but people seem to understand us in general. That said it is all tourist type stuff thus far (hotels, food, parking, directions etc).
Of course we have a list for everything, so we thought we’d share the mama list with you! These aren’t currently in any order, just a list that need to have all checked off. Of course we keep adding to it as well. To do prior to the move to Spain
Well it has been nearly 3 months since we submitted all of our paperwork for the non lucrative visa in Spain and it seems like a lifetime. We are so anxious to make more firm plans and stop living with “tentative dates” and limbo plans. The consulate did tell us 3-6 months, so we have …
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This is a tough one and as with all of our plans, we have a Plan A, B, C and combo plans. With each decision in this process it is more like a decision tree to figure out what we will do for education in Spain. You make one choice to an option and that …
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Are you nuts? Aren’t you afraid? The economy isn’t what it used to be, what if you don’t find another job? First, let me possibly put you at ease. Yes we are a bit nuts, but that is what makes life exciting and worth living. We feel this career break was the right thing to …
Adjusting to Downsizing Okay, so we were very spoiled and had a fantastic home. We were now living in a 3 bedroom apartment about the size of our Master Suite plus an extra bedroom. We thought we sold so much and did a great job of de-cluttering, but the remainder needed to fit into the …
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