We Moved to Spain! Life as Americans in Malaga, Spain begins!
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2023
- After two years in Germany, we are beginning our new expat adventure living as an American family in the beautiful city of Málaga, Spain. We are just getting settled in, but we wanted to share some of our first views, impressions, and tastes of the city!
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About us: In July of 2021, after a long time of hoping, dreaming, and planning, we sold or gave away almost everything we owned and left the United States to begin our journey with four children as an expat family. We moved to Leipzig, Germany, a beautiful city in the state of Saxony. After two years in Leipzig, it was time to move again. Now we are in the incredible city of Málaga, Spain, starting a brand-new journey. This is our story.
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You will definitely have much better weather and more blue skies there, not to mention the amazing beaches and landscape! Good luck to you and your beautiful family!
Thank you!
Ver el museo Picasso entre otros muchos museos el genio Español nacio alli en Malaga situado en un esplendido palacio del siglo 16.
I feel sorry for the children who are dragged from one place to another and constantly lose their social circle.
It's like a child who moves 10 times during their childhood. Somehow always there but still not belonging.
You don't do that with your children. As a parent, I would be ashamed to do something like that to my children.
It's your choice to live this way, ok, but forcing it on your children is wrong!
That is what I was thinking. Moving abroad is about letting changes in your lives, on a massive scale, and making them a part of your life, and a home, learning the language, the daily life, making friends. Or you just stop at secondary issues (like weather) and you completely change everything to start from scratch.
Of course, it helps when you feel grounded at a place, and Germany was not that place. I doubt, though, that Spain will be the spot.
We all love Spain for our vacations and the sun and the beaches, but without the language you won’t get a chance to make it your home. Must be very tough for the children.
I guess this family would be best located in New Zealand or Australia.
Let’s see what happens in another two years time.
Btw, I lived nine years in the U.K. and I loved every minute of it. I worked for a British company, and really lived my life there. Moving back to Germany was a wonderful move, as I appreciate my home country much more for what it is.
Reading your comments, it seems a bit harsh to judge their family's decision.
Aside from the fact that it is obvious that a family with 4 children did not make such a decision lightly, one would expect that they would have asked the children if they wanted to do it or at least taken the time to explain why such a big decision was necessary.
It's not because something is hard to do and will change your life that it's not a good decision (one could argue that having the courage to make such a move is precisely a sign of a good, mature decision).
All the best for your new adventure: it feels like your whole family deserves it :)
How easy was to get visas over 3 months ?
While there certainly can be challenges and I understand your concern, there are some amazing benefits as well. We don't make decisions like this easily, and we involve our kids in the discussion process. What our children are experiencing and learning can set them up for an amazing life. Not many kids their age have seen and done what they have. They will also be fluent in at least 3 languages before graduating from school, and will have a deeper appreciation for cultures from around the world. And thankfully with technology, they have stayed in touch with a number of their friends and still develop good relationships.
@illinoisBienesRaices Thanks!