My Life in Valencia

Hi everyone, I’m Back! For those wondering if I’m in Spain yet, the answer is no, not yet. But I am steps closer! The last few weeks have been very busy which is why I’ve been quiet online. The month of January was focused on moving everything out of my condo, selling my condo and my car, trying to get a visa appointment, and moving down to CT until I leave. I’m happy to say it all did happen although I admit that it was quite hectic and, at times, very frustrating. There were times when I really didn’t think it would all come through. But thanks to everyone involved, it did! February 7th was the magic day–the day of my condo closing AND finally, my visa appointment with the Spanish Consulate in Boston. So now I’m in CT waiting to hear back from the Consulate (hopefully by next week) and starting to put final plans in place for departure which I hope is early March. A HUGE thank you to my realtor, my family, friends and others for helping me get to this point. You know who you are- I couldn’t have done it without you all. You provided emotional, logistical and hands-on support, so THANK YOU!

I recently have begun to look at this whole process as uprooting a big tree that has been planted in one place for a long time and then is uprooted to be planted in a brand new location that is a completely different environment form where it was living before. I feel like the last 6 months or so I have been gradually uprooting my roots and now that I am completely uprooted, I am waiting mid-air to be approved to be planted elsewhere. I know it’s not going to be easy and it’s going to take a lot of sun, water and nutrients to flourish in this new environment (luckily I know Valencia has a lot of that! 🙂 , but I know it will happen. So now I’m just waiting to be re-planted! Hopefully then next post will be my announcement of a visa in hand and a date of departure. Fingers crossed it will happen soon!