I moved my family from Canada to make this our home, and even though it was my second time living in Spain, the first year as a parent surprised me.
Valencia delivers on everything you came for: beaches, world-class healthcare, kids walking safely to school, food that ruins you for anywhere else, and it is consistently ranked the world's best city for expats. The challenge is the first year: visa, NIE, schools, empadronamiento, healthcare, rentals, all real, all solvable, all on different calendars that nobody explains.
Spainlander is the resource I wish I had when we arrived. Built for international families who want to skip the learning curve and start living the life they came here for.
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