Hello and thanks for that little shout out. If you're in this process you're aware of other sources of information. Frank's blog "Mapping Spain" is somone we read (he's living in Granada where we hope to settle) and his post today is on the cranky side. The opposite of the tone of this post. My take away from reading both is, that it's not Spain, it's you. You are a major part of this equation and your personality colors everything. I'm leaving behind a neighborhood where I am part of the community. I will miss these connections but I also look forward to building new ones. I know that my curiosity and general happy nature will show. Do I have some romantic ideas about moving to Spain? Of course! But I look at it as an another adventure in the book of my life and we'll have a good ride no matter what.
I watch videos and read articles where people complain about Spain. You can literally put any other place, in place of Spain and say the same thing. As you say, it's not Spain, it's you. Or you romanticized the move too much (as you also say, some romanticization is expected and even healthy)... or you underestimated how you'd feel about leaving your old home behind so, again, you call out the place rather than looking at yourself.
Hello and thanks for that little shout out. If you're in this process you're aware of other sources of information. Frank's blog "Mapping Spain" is somone we read (he's living in Granada where we hope to settle) and his post today is on the cranky side. The opposite of the tone of this post. My take away from reading both is, that it's not Spain, it's you. You are a major part of this equation and your personality colors everything. I'm leaving behind a neighborhood where I am part of the community. I will miss these connections but I also look forward to building new ones. I know that my curiosity and general happy nature will show. Do I have some romantic ideas about moving to Spain? Of course! But I look at it as an another adventure in the book of my life and we'll have a good ride no matter what.
I watch videos and read articles where people complain about Spain. You can literally put any other place, in place of Spain and say the same thing. As you say, it's not Spain, it's you. Or you romanticized the move too much (as you also say, some romanticization is expected and even healthy)... or you underestimated how you'd feel about leaving your old home behind so, again, you call out the place rather than looking at yourself.
I think we're cut from similar cloth.
I am excited to be following your move!