A retired lawyer and his school teacher wife sell everything and move to Spain. You wonder why. Were they running from creditors? A Mafia hit squad? Did a scraggly homeless man sell them a map to treasure buried in the Pyrenees?
Continue reading ““George Clooney’s Lawyer Is on Line 1” or “Why We Moved to Spain””“What, Me Worry?” or “How We Got to Spain”
Two Americans, not as young as they once were, move to Spain. Neither speaks Spanish. Why in the world would they do that? A very good question. But not the one we will be answering today.
Today we explain how they got to Spain.
Continue reading ““What, Me Worry?” or “How We Got to Spain””The Incredibly Weird Spanish Bureaucracy
It was a couple of days after arriving in Spain. Denise and I were strolling down a beautiful tiled walkway, restaurants and cafes to our left and the Mediterranean on our right. People were walking towards us, and also in and out of the adjacent businesses. Denise looked at me and said, “These Spanish women are gorgeous.”
“Really?” I arched a quizzical eyebrow. “I hadn’t noticed.”
Continue reading “The Incredibly Weird Spanish Bureaucracy”The Spanish Consulate
This is the 21st century, which means that every adventure starts with paperwork. And if you are moving to Spain there will be a lot of paperwork.
The Decision to Mosey On
Had we lived in the Middle Ages my wife and I would be dead now. That seems obvious, but what I mean is that people back then tended not to live to be 58 or 63, as we have done. And yet, according to life expectancy tables, we can expect to be above ground for another twenty years.