Family posing for a photo
The author (in yellow) and her family.
  • My family moved from the US to Spain because of my husband's job in the military. 
  • While my kids didn't speak Spanish, the adjustment was easy. 
  • Returning to the US was harder for them than moving to Spain. 

In August 2019, my husband, three children, and I embarked on our next journey as a military family. My active-duty husband received military orders to Rota, Spain, marking our second move since he joined the US Navy.