Explore every episode of the podcast Loving Spain Life
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| Adjusting to what we want can be difficult | 28 Jul 2021 | 00:20:15 | |
Kate is originally from London, England now living in a small town named Dénia with her husband. They loved London but wanted something a little quieter. They drove to Valencia in 2019 as a starting point to see where they wanted to live. They discovered the coastal town of Dénia, which is a little more than an hour outside of Valencia. Listen to how Kate found it a little hard to adjust to what she wanted.
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| Expectations vs. Reality, Is it really worth the move? | 21 Jul 2021 | 00:23:49 | |
Michele is from Boston, USA and now calls Madrid home. After finishing her Master's program in Madrid, she decided not to leave. Listen to what was the biggest surprise with the Spanish lifestyle. Website: https://lovingspainlife.com | |||
| Dee's dramatic change to her ten-year plan, from Canada to Spain | 23 Feb 2021 | 00:29:41 | |
Dee is from Calgary Canada and had a ten-year plan to move near her parents in Spain. After one of her visits, she gave her parents a “house wish list” and they began searching for her. The budget and the list changed…..and so did the ten-year plan. Listen to the few things that were on the list, the obstacles they had to overcome, and what is happening now. | |||
| Thomas' two-week trip tuned into his new home. | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:29:21 | |
Thomas was a social worker in England. After spending some time in Asia, he and his girlfriend decided they wanted to be closer to family. They had a family member in Valencia and thought they would visit for one or two weeks. It has now been almost three years and they are still there. Listen to their experience about the unexpected move to Spain. | |||
| Janine discovered “Valencia is completely different from Marbella.” | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:23:23 | |
Janine is originally from the UK and now is living in Valencia. She worked in IT for over 20 years, then became a teacher. Her initial experience in Spain was when she was young visiting her uncle in Marbella, she thought all of Spain was like it. Find out how she discovered “Valencia is completely different from Marbella.” | |||
| Find out how to choose your perfect Spanish city with a Career Success Coach who has done it! | 19 Feb 2021 | 00:18:48 | |
Find out how to choose your perfect Spanish city with a Career Success Coach who has done it! Gisella Casolaro is a Marketing Communications expert turned professional Coach with her online practice MePowered Pro Coaching & Consulting. She guides professionals to achieve their own version of Career Success and Work/Life Balance Gisella is originally from Italy but spent the last 15 years in London. She is a self-described “location-free entrepreneur”. Before deciding on which city was going to be her second home, she spent time in Barcelona, Malaga, Valencia, and Las Palmas (Gran Canaria). Listen to the podcast to find out which city is now her second home. If you would like to get in touch with Gisella Casolaro you can contact her through her website https://mepoweredpro.com/ and you can find her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mepoweredpro
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| 6 - Podcast Interview - Angela | 18 Feb 2021 | 00:18:44 | |
Listen to Angela's journey from Switzerland to Ibiza and now Barcelona. She said she never thought many good things about Ibiza before having to stop there on her way to another Spanish destination and she quickly fell in love with the island. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LovingSpainLife) | |||
| 4 - Life in Spain with Mariel Lozano | 12 Feb 2021 | 00:31:43 | |
Mariel moved to Spain to attend university. Listen to her challenges, find out what she loves, and how she saved tens of thousands of dollars attending university in Spain (as a foreign student) over going to school in her home country in the USA. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LovingSpainLife) | |||
| 5 - Life in Spain Interview with Angelika | 09 Feb 2021 | 00:13:01 | |
Listen to our interview with Angelika, who has been living in Spain for 14 years. Learn about what her Spanish friends have said as to why they eat dinner at ten or eleven pm. | |||
| 3 - Life in Spain with Katheryn Valier | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:23:56 | |
Hear about Katheryn's journey moving to Spain. She explains some of the things that surprised her about relocating and some of the challenges she faced. | |||
| 2 - Life In Spain Interview With Liu | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:19:18 | |
Liu moved to a small town just outside of Valencia in the middle of the pandemic. She has quickly started her own business and adjusting well to living in a new country. Hear about everything she has learned, adjusted to, and things she wished she knew before moving to Spain. | |||
| 1 - Life In Spain With Carlien | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:16:43 | |
Our first interview was with Carlien. Hear about the things she loved about moving to Spain and some of her challenges. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LovingSpainLife) | |||
| Living in Valencia since 2007, Eline still finds a few challenges | 14 Jul 2021 | 00:31:34 | |
Eline is originally from the Netherlands but many years living in Germany where she met her husband. She knew one day that they would probably move to Spain because he is half Spanish. He accepted a job in Valencia and they moved there without knowing much about the city and only being there once or twice to see if they could live there. Listen to hear what was (and sometimes still is) the most difficult thing for her since she moved there in 2007. Website: https://lovingspainlife.com | |||
| Sal went from a hectic life in England to quiet country living in Spain | 29 Apr 2020 | 00:23:59 | |
In today's episode, we talk with Sal. She is originally from England and now lives outside a small village called Villalonga, which is outside of Valencia.
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| From dismay to delight - finding love in an undesirable destination. | 07 Jul 2021 | 00:27:00 | |
Silvja is originally from Serbia and had spent some time traveling. However, she had no interest in visiting Spain. After suffering burnout from working too much, she just wanted to spend some time at the sea in Portugal. But she couldn’t get a flight and unenthusiastically went to Valencia because of a friend’s recommendation. There she fell in love with a man from Hungary and now calls Valencia home. Although, it was not easy to make everything work out. Listen to her story and all her challenges. Website: https://lovingspainlife.com | |||
| After years of planning, Amanda and her husband are now enjoying retirement. | 30 Jun 2021 | 00:26:48 | |
Amanda is from the United States, but she knew she wasn’t going to retire in America. She went from a very busy life as a private chef and teaching cooking classes and always working to enjoying a slower-paced life in Spain. Listen to the different countries they considered and why they chose Spain. Website: https://lovingspainlife.com | |||
| After living in several countries, find out why Elsbeth decided to call Spain home. | 23 Jun 2021 | 00:30:22 | |
Elsbeth is originally from the Netherlands. However, she has lived in several countries including Australia, South Africa, and England. Listed to what brought her to all these wonderful countries and why she decided to settle down in Madrid. Website: https://lovingspainlife.com Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LovingSpainLife) | |||
| From Paris to Valencia, listen to Gabriel's adjustments to his new home | 16 Jun 2021 | 00:16:42 | |
Gabriel has only been in Valencia for about a month from France. He came to enjoy the Spanish sun. Listen to hear about what his biggest adjusts have been so far and find out what he wished he would have brought with him from Paris. Website: https://lovingspainlife.com | |||
| Falling in love during her internship | 09 Jun 2021 | 00:25:38 | |
Betti first left Hungary when she was 17 years old. Since then, she has lived in several countries. However, she did not realize the psychological challenge she was going to have with knowing she was staying in one city long-term. It was going to be home and was more challenging than previous moves when she knew was only going to be living in a city for a few years. Listen to the challenges she experienced and how things are going for her now. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LovingSpainLife) | |||
| Rob's Change of Heart. | 02 Jun 2021 | 00:13:56 | |
Rob was born in the Dominican, lived in the US, and now calls Valencia home. His 1992 holidays turned into a relocation that he was not happy about at first. It was a culture shock from big city USA to small-town Spain with few foreigners. Listen to how he adjusted and what he thinks of Spain now. | |||
| No more 4 am London commutes, Carrie Frais now enjoys life in Barcelona | 26 May 2021 | 00:25:56 | |
Carrie was a TV broadcast journalist in London and now lives outside of Barcelona. Listen to how she traded in her long commutes to work in the very early hours of the mornings to life in Spain. She came to Madrid in her University years and it sparked a desire in her to know someday she would return. Hear about why she chose Barcelona and if she thinks she made a mistake and misses Madrid. You can find out more about Carrie on her website carriefrais.com and her Mum Abroad website https://mumabroad.com
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