We moved to Spain on March 28, 2016. When we first moved here I barely knew any Spanish at all. For the first 2 weeks we stayed in a house in Cotobro (a mountain by Almuñecar) while we explored around Almuñecar and La Herradura, and that general area.

We ended up in La Herradura where we are renting a house with sea views in the mountains. We are very blessed to be able to live here. We started school about one week after we moved to La Herradura.

When we moved to Spain, it was the first time I had gone to public school. At first I was not able to understand the teacher, but after a few weeks I was able to understand a little more of what he was teaching. When we went to school there were some kids who were jerks, but I learned to ignore them. In school we learned lots of Spanish and made some English-speaking friends. Now we are able to communicate with most of the Spanish people. Over all, I liked public school a little bit, and now I know what public school is like, at least in Spain!

From our house, we are able to walk to the beach in about 15 minutes and drive in about seven minutes. Being right by the beach and living in a place with such beautiful views is one of my favorite things about living here.

We are also able to walk to church if we leave plenty of time.  It generally takes about a hour walking along a ridge above the sea, and then through town. At church I made some Spanish friends who I get along with really well, named Daniel and Diego.

In about a year and a half here, we have also taken some trips to cool places like Portugal, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Morrocco, Poland, Andorra, and lots of places in Spain.  We have seen castles, churches, ruins, zoos, museums, and historical sites, gone skiing, rock climbing, windsurfing, snorkeling and hiking, and even played at Legoland.  It has definitely been an adventure!