Moving to Spain with kids is not the same as moving to Spain as a 28-year-old with a laptop and a one-way ticket. You're coordinating school enrollments, pediatric healthcare, child-sized bureaucracy, and at least one meltdown at the consulate. (Theirs. Possibly also yours.)

If you're coming from the American healthcare system, Spain's medical landscape is going to feel like a fever dream, but a good one! You will go to a clinic and pay nothing. You will get a prescription filled for $4. Your kid will see a pediatrician the same week you call, sometimes the same day. You will look around for the hidden catch and slowly realize: this is just how it works here. But it's not magic, and it's not simple.