Ten Tips on Moving to Costa Del Sol

The first weeks and months in Spain can be exciting yet disorienting as you adapt to a new life abroad. Here are ten tips to make your move abroad easier.

• Pick one or two favourite items and take them with you – no matter where you live.
• Do your homework before arriving in the new country.
• Sign up for a local language class.
• Figure out where the locals buy their groceries.
• Get a mobile phone with a local number.
• Go for a wander around your neighbourhood.
• Make an appointment you cannot miss on the third day you are there.
• Give yourself permission to be homesick but decide that the new place is home.
• Be grateful, friendly and polite.
• Contact Xpat Marbella!