Hi,
First of all, great website, thank you!

I'm wondering if there are any Americans here in Asturias, I've been living here over a year and I haven't met any!

I'm a native New Yorker and married an Asturian and so here I am, with our 1 year old child. I am living a "pueblo" life right now and am beginning to crack. I'm getting very depressed homesick and lonely.

I speak Spanish fluently, I am starting to think that maybe I need to move to more of a city setting rather than this small pueblo.

Has anyone had a similar experience/have advice?

Thanks,

Hi Mo,

I can relate to lots of what you've said. However, I'm in Madrid and working 12 hour days for the last 10 years. So, normally, I'm so busy working and seeing my Segovian husband and six year old boy, that I don't even notice whether or not I have close friends!

Since last summer, I've made more efforts to "get connected" to other Americans like me and especially those with bilingual kids. There's a bilingual Mom and kids group here on weekends for working moms and the American Women's Club and British Women's Club have such a thing on weekdays for those who can get together then.

I don't know any Americans in Asturias, maybe through The American Women's Club or an ad in Jeremy's Classified ads you can find some!

If not, please feel free to email if you want and if you ever come to Madrid, let me know and we can get together if you want to!

Are you working (besides taking care of home and family which is lots of work too! Probably more!)? Maybe you should try a part-time job. If its not possible in the village where you live, why not try setting up some little English group and/or private classes for kids? You can set your own hours, earn extra money, and meet all the kids' parents (and have an easier time making friends, etc.).

Even in small towns, (at least in Segovia) parents will sign their kids up for such activities if offered. In my husband's little village, for instance, one lady offers painting classes for kids and has a lot of clients!

Good luck!

Val

Hey Mo, I'm not American or married but I've lived in Madrid a heck of a long time, any chance i get I zip up to Asturias, the food, countryside and the people are amazing.I would gladly live up there in a pueblo, once I had internet and startrek. Stick it out, I'm sure you'll start meeting people in the same boat as you. Happy St. Patricks :cheers:

Hi Mo,

Well, you've joined a swell group, here at mm! Jer, our host, keeps us posted about all happenings in Madrid and Spain!

I wish I were living in a pueblo in Asturias. My mother is an Asturiana.I heard all about the beauty of Asturias from my grandparents, my mother was a young child when she left. But the stories, the folk tales, are still vivid memories.

I am planning to retire in five years, and Asturias is looking really good to me! My husband likes mountains, so we are narrowing our locations. I like living near Ribadesellas. Is that a nice area?

Saludos,
Carmen

Hi Mo
Where in NY are you from? Do you get a chance to go back and forth from Asturias? My family is from Galicia and I am enamored by the countryside of the north! Two years ago my family and I travelled from Galicia into Asturias along the coast. We stayed in Viveiro and Cudillero before heading down to Le�n. It was beautiful. We have also been to Gij�n which I loved! �Qu� ambiente!
I would LOVE to be living in Spain...but I understand your loneliness. I think, just like those who have posted before, that you are lucky to have found such a warm, caring and helpful group! Keep posting and share your experiences living in a pueblo . A lot of people ( including me) would be very interested in your thoughts
I also think the idea of an English play group is a good one...
buena suerte
Esperanza (marcela)