Send us Fan Mail

What does it really take to leave everything behind and start a new life abroad—with kids?

In this episode, I sit down with Rebecca Cretella, an American mom who made the bold and intentional decision to move her family from the U.S. to Spain in search of a slower, more connected lifestyle. From navigating visas and selling everything they owned to raising “third culture kids” in a new country, Rebecca shares the real, unfiltered journey behind their move.

This conversation dives into the emotional, logistical, and cultural layers of building a life abroad—and what “home” truly means when you redefine it from scratch.

✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What sparked Rebecca’s decision to leave the U.S.
• How to move abroad as a family (without a job relocation)
• The biggest logistical challenges (and how to handle them)
• Different visa options for moving to Spain
• The emotional reality of starting over in a new country
• What it’s like raising third culture kids (TCKs)
• How children adapt to new languages and cultures
• Balancing your home culture with a new one
• Why “home” becomes a feeling—not a place

🌍 Key Topics Discussed

• Work-life balance differences between the U.S. and Spain
• Letting go of possessions and starting fresh
• Navigating uncertainty and fear
• Building community abroad
• Supporting children through major life transitions

Rebecca Cretella is the creator behind the Instagram page, Heart and Home Abroad, where she shares with her over 11K followers her family’s unfiltered journey of relocating to Spain. She also offers tools and coaching to help those families actually make the move. You can also find Rebecca on LinkedIn here

If this conversation about Third Culture Kids, global parenting, identity, belonging, and raising multicultural children resonated with you, I'd love your support.

Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a rating or review, and share this episode with someone navigating international life, raising globally mobile children, or searching for where they truly belong.

Together, we can help more globally mobile families feel understood, connected, and at home—wherever they are in the world.

For more, please follow me also on Instagram at Quiero un Panino con Cheese