When we visited San Sebastian in 2011, during our second trip to Spain, we truly felt a connection with this very special city. It is beautiful here, the food is unbelievable, and it is located in an interesting historical area that is unique. (We’ll post more about the unique history and characteristics of the Basque region of Spain and France later.)
We have traveled many places together and discussed which we liked or didn’t like. San Sebastian spoke to us both and we agreed it was the only place we had ever been that we thought – “we could live here.” It’s an odd thing, right? We weren’t looking for a place to live at the time, but we both felt that almost immediately. The reasons we might have felt that in 2011 are likely different than 2017, but here’s a few that were important to us as we decided to move here:
We preferred moving to a place where we could speak the language and Spanish is manageable, especially since we both grew up in Southern California, and it is a useful language as well.
We have always lived close to the ocean or large bodies of water – it’s a great perk.
We enjoy living somewhere with a great culinary scene and you can’t beat San Sebastian. (There will definitely be many future posts about the food culture here.)
People will come visit us here! (Hint, hint . . . we doubted anyone would visit us in Uruguay.)
We learned to appreciate smaller places after enjoying Seattle, Washington for 2 years, which was quite a bit smaller than what we were used to in Southern Cal.
And if those 200 or so words are not enough, here are a thousand more:
Shana & Jeff
Now I'll go back to work...enjoy that view!
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