California to Ireland to Spain
Robert J. Carter, UC Santa Barbara
After two years of retirement in California I decided to return to my roots
in Ireland. My parents, sisters and a brother were there so I thought it
a good place to start a new life.
Because I retired at 55 my pension wasn’t what it could have been,
so I worked part time for my brother in his company, for a local boatyard
and for a friend in his company. About a year after I returned to Ireland
I got a mortgage and bought a small house on an acre of land and was going
to live happily ever after. Three years later and a two week vacation in
Spain got me thinking that maybe I could have a cheaper and better life outside
of Ireland. So after 2 more trips and some research, I sold my Irish property
and I am enjoying my new life in Spain.
 Every Friday my friends and I go in search of new places to have lunch,
we have over 100 restaurants on our list, most within a ten mile radius of
where we live.
I like living in Spain because of the low cost of living and because there
are a lot of retired English speaking people living in this area (The Costa
Blanca). I speak a little Spanish and I use it as much as possible but I
could get by without it here.
If you would like to retire here become a resident because it will entitle
you to free medical care and many other benefits.
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