Whether you're already living in San Sebastian or preparing to move to San Sebastian, our Expat Guide to Living in Spain offers articles and reports submitted by expats about expat life in San Sebastian. For answers to specific questions, visit our Spain Forum to talk with expats in San Sebastian.
Culture shock is part of the settling in process. Knowing the different phases of culture shock and how other expats in San Sebastian handle it can be very comforting. Help others preparing to move to San Sebastian by filling out our Culture Shock Report.
Submit a Culture Shock ReportParents are invited to answer questions about the schools that their kids attend (Pre-K through High School) in hopes of helping others moving to San Sebastian with the school selection process. If you have expat children who attend school in San Sebastian, take a few minutes to submit a School Review.
Submit an International School ReviewMost expats have have "dreams" (and fears) about the expatriate experience before they moved to San Sebastian. If you are already living in San Sebastian, share how those "dreams" have been fulfilled, and how they have not by filling out our Dream vs. Reality Report.
Submit a Dream vs. Reality ReportRetiring abroad can be a great option for retirees seeking their dream lifestyle at an affordable price. Help other retirees, who are thinking about retiring in San Sebastian by filling out our Overseas Retirement report.
Submit a Retire Abroad ReportHow did expats choose their doctors, midwives, hospitals? What is childbirth like in San Sebastian? Help other expats who are preparing to have a baby in San Sebastian by filling out our Having a Baby Abroad Report.
Submit a Having a Baby Abroad ReportWhat's it like to find a job in San Sebastian? How difficult was it to obtain a work permit? What types are jobs are typical for expats in San Sebastian? Help others following in your footsteps by filling out our Working Abroad Report.
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Expats in Spain: Pros and Cons of Living in Spain
Expats in Spain discuss the pros and cons of living in Spain. Topics discussed include lower cost of living, taxation on worldwide income, friendliness of Spaniards, LGBT community, slower pace of life and more.
5 Best Places to Live in Spain
Expats in Spain have a lot of opinions as to the best places to live in Spain. It all comes down to preferences, resources and where you are in life. Here's a good start in your research for deciding where to live in Spain as an expat!
An Expat Shares What it's Like Retiring in Salamanca, Spain
This report on retiring to Salamanca in Spain offers a great deal of advice for expats who might consider moving to this university city later in life. Find out about some of the the specifics to living in Salamanca and also what motivated this retiree to pick this ancient Celtic city in Northwestern Spain.
An Expat Talks about Moving to Valencia, Spain
Take some time and get to know the zones of the city in a preview trip if you can. Do what works for you... unlike the US, you are paying the rental agents at least a month's rent for their services, so call SEVERAL and see what each can find. Be very clear what you are looking to rent, and walk around in the area and call the numbers from the signs in the windows.
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