Yes, I was in my 30’s and single when I did something similar
Yes, you will have to deal with taxes, racism (of all kinds, not just Latinos in Spain, you are American which is another thing you’d have to deal with also)
Yes, finding a rental is hard
Yes, it’s scary
And interestingly enough I’m from SoCal and know what you mean by the statement ‘getting over the US’.
When I went abroad it was open-ended (this was years ago when there weren’t digital nomad options, nor were there many visa opportunities like now). Ended up overseas for about two years, and it changed my life in so many ways.
You are young and single; many who are older and married with families have it much, much tougher to make this kind of change.
I totally recommend going as you will change in many, many ways, and it’s a tremendous opportunity to grow no matter how good (or bad) it all turns out.
The US, with all of its faults and challenges, will still be here to come ‘home’ to. When I returned I felt like I know the place for the first time, and as time goes on I realize how much of a benefit it was to have the perspective I have from living and working in a very different place.
And interestingly enough I’m from SoCal and know what you mean by the statement ‘getting over the US’.
When I went abroad it was open-ended (this was years ago when there weren’t digital nomad options, nor were there many visa opportunities like now). Ended up overseas for about two years, and it changed my life in so many ways.
You are young and single; many who are older and married with families have it much, much tougher to make this kind of change.
I totally recommend going as you will change in many, many ways, and it’s a tremendous opportunity to grow no matter how good (or bad) it all turns out.
The US, with all of its faults and challenges, will still be here to come ‘home’ to. When I returned I felt like I know the place for the first time, and as time goes on I realize how much of a benefit it was to have the perspective I have from living and working in a very different place.