Salamanca It's official! We've rented an apartment and are now living in Salamanca, Spain. We came to Spain uncertain of where we were going to be. Our amazing friends in Madrid let us stay with them while we figured it out. During that time, we explored the cities we thought we'd like to move to. Our hearts were pretty set on the north of Spain - mostly Cantabria and the Asturias. We visited Santander, Gijón, and Oviedo. In the end, we chose Santander and we were certain tha

We have been in Spain for exactly a month now. It's been beautiful and amazing and all the things a European adventure should be. But it's also been filled with homesickness (yes, already), paperwork, grumpiness from the heat we just aren't used to, and a profound feeling of being untethered. We had a very stable, happy life in Seattle. There was nothing wrong with it. We loved our house, the beauty of Washington State, and being near our family. It was the place I was born a