Family Reflects on Wins and Regrets One Year After Moving from US to Spain

A year after moving our family from the US to Spain, these were our biggest wins and regrets

The author and her family moved from the US to Spain last summer. She said they've had many wins since moving, but wishes they had planned some things differently. Courtesy of Rebecca Cretella. We moved our family of four from Connecticut to Spain in August 2025. The kids adapted faster than we expected, and our marriage got stronger. But there are things we'd do differently — and some might surprise you. When my husband and I moved from Connecticut to Spain in August of 2025 with our two y...