We have, unexpectedly, retired and are in our late 40’s & early 50’s.  We are working hard on looking and identifying all of the work ahead for the move (we expect to move March 2013).

We are relatively fluent in Latin American Spanish and will be looking into some of the other websites mentioned here to touch up our accents and dialect.

Also, thank you for your recommendations on financial matters.  Our funds will be received through US sources, so we’ll have to figure that part out and the taxes.

The three questions we still have are “Is it better to secure an apartment before sending the bulk of belongings, as we don’t know how long it takes to secure a dwelling?”, “Should we ship our car or truck?” and “Are there storage locations for items that don’t fit into the new apartment?”

We know these are rather mundane questions, but knowledgeable answers will make our move so much more efficient.

Thank you for any input and we look forward to meeting all our new friends in Barcelona and Spain!!