Real life. Real family. Real miles.
We’re Jonathan, Betsy, and Lucas — plus our service dog Padme and our cat Ahsoka. We left Denver, spent a couple months in Puerto Rico working on our Spain visa path, and when plans changed we packed up and headed straight to Europe. No filter. Just us figuring it out in real time.
North America was home. Now we’re learning what that even means once you leave it.
Jonathan, Betsy, Lucas, one service dog, and one very opinionated cat.
We budget. We hustle. We figure it out. If we can do this, you probably can too.
What We’ve Been Up To
No highlight reels. Just the real stuff — what worked, what didn’t, what surprised us, and what we’d do differently.
How We Actually Pulled This Off — The Unfiltered Version
People keep asking “how did you do it?” so here’s the real answer: messily, slowly, with a lot of spreadsheets and at least one good cry in a parking lot.
Flying to Europe with a Service Dog & a Cat
Airlines, vet paperwork, microchips, health certificates. We did the research so you don’t have to start from zero.
Renting in Spain When You’re Brand New
Spotahome, Idealista, Fotocasa. A quick guide to finding housing in Spain as a family with no EU rental history.