Wow, thank you so much!! This is great. Also, I never lived in Houston but have visited several times - I got my green fix by taking strolls thru rich neighborhoods and admiring people’s gardens hahaha. We were in Austin, which does have a fair amount of green stuff but how much I longed for TALL trees, of which I currently get my fix @ Retiro :P

Very cool and good to know, thanks! Really loved Oviedo. And, Linguistics is awesome. :)

Yeeehaw! That’s so neat that everyone was able to come over. Did they apply for their own visas or was it family reunification stuff?

If we could just get my partner’s grandma out here the decision would be a lot simpler, I think. Unfortunately that’s a whole other financial/logistical can of worms that we’ve tried to solve but haven’t been able to…

Just googled - Sierra de Guadarrama looks so beautiful! Good to know that’s relatively nearby. I need to get a driver’s license though!

Logical and rational take. Agreed, relocation was/is a major headache. Personally the benefits for myself and the kid were enough to compensate for the negatives, but that’s of course just me. Unfortunately not the same for partner. :\

Thanks for your response!