Thanks to you and Lee for sharing his experiences in Spain. I was glad to hear he tried other countries before he settled on Spain. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@nextbiteoflife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening Rochelle. Yeah..you gotta narrow it down and just do it 🙂.

As a spaniard I can say that Valencia is the new Barcelona, tourists and expats must visit , good weather , good people , very safe city , and now is the music capital of Spain ( jazz, rock , pop music )very cultural and very well connected to other european capitals .

@nextbiteoflife

7 ай бұрын

Hello, I do agree with you on this, even though it makes me a bit sad. I like Barcelona well enough but find it too chaotic. There's been an uptick in more theft (phones, bags, etc) since the lockdown ended and I hope it calms down a bit. I have also been surprised by the amount and variety of music available. That is exciting. I guess nothing can stay a hidden gem for long. Thanks so much for your input.😊

I enjoyed this interview. This is exactly where I want to be in a few years. I’m curious about how the language learning is going and what some of the biggest challenges/obstacles have been. Maybe I’m nosy but I would have liked to know what he did before retiring since he seems much younger than traditional retirement age. Thanks for sharing!

@nextbiteoflife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Stefanos. You're definitely aspiring to do something awesome. Can't believe l forgot to ask him that. The thing is though that now it seems if you live in the city center especially, you can get away with no Spanish at all, l will follow up with him. I know he was looking into classes. Haha! He will definitely thank you. He looks young, doesn't he? but he is definitely retirement age haha!!! He told me what he did, but l forget now but will ask him.

@stefanossmitty3318

Жыл бұрын

@@nextbiteoflife Awesome! Thanks again 👏🏾

There was so much discussed but no mention of health care costs at retirement age. We are fans of yours and have listened to you for years from Montreal. Now we have finally arrived in Spain for a good long vacation and all our hopes about liking it have been fulfilled. You are a pharmacist by training and have been in Valencia for 5 years. What do you think of health care insurance there? We live with Canada public health care here. We are worried to give it up and I am 70 with no major health issues. I would appreciate your thoughts on this! Thanks in advance. Mary in Madrid

@nextbiteoflife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mary, you must have somehow missed the health insurance video. Here is the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/mW2G08isZLWvpKg.html l do also put it on the cost of living videos. I'm not yet able to collect social security yet so l don't talk about that. I, however, have several friends that are in your age group, and most seem to give up paying the premium monthly because they have no plans of moving back. In any case, if they ever need it, they would restart and pay the "fine". There are also a lot of "combos" as l call them. After a year, you can join the public health care system (costs range from 67-200 euros l believe) and there are people that still keep their private and add on the public because the two premiums combined are still cheaper than it would cost in the states. It's overkill, but after the trauma from there, it's understandable. I'm glad you like Madrid. It's a fabulous city for sure :-).

Could you share what Expat Service he used that help him obtain his visa as well as help him get an apartment?

@nextbiteoflife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel, could you write me via the contact email here. I always hate mentioning the names of companies etc. and if things go sour have to go hunting fo them to remove :-), only the ones l truly use and still love are here. Thanks

I am a Black man in my early 40s and was thinking of moving here. I was wondering what the Black community is like there.

@nextbiteoflife

7 ай бұрын

Hi there! If there’s one, I don’t know about it. What l see are more groups of people where the common interest is something, like sports, tennis, backgammon, or food. I know there’s one in Madrid (women) and Lisbon but not here. Sorry for the late response but we’ve been traveling 😊.

@onajeofficialmusic

7 ай бұрын

@@nextbiteoflife thanks so much :)