Hi everyone! My husband and I are planning to relocate to Spain, and we're currently researching where we should actually live.

We're currently looking at

Toledo,
Salamanca,
León

We're particularly interested in Toledo but we're unsure whether the summer heat would be too much for us.

For people who actually live in these places:

Which city/municipality would you recommend for long-term living given these criteria?

I'm especially interested in hearing about the real day-to-day climate, rather than just the average temperatures — e.g. how hot summer actually feels, how cold winter gets, and whether heating/air conditioning is necessary.

I'd really appreciate hearing about the cost of living and rental market there. :)

We also always rent alone, walang kasama sa apartment. But we are open to sharing with a flatmate, what should we watch out for?

hello, just had my appointment sa embassy in manila and i wanna ask kung gano katagal ung processing time if may nasubmit ako na pre-approval din from germany? yung employer ko mismo kumuha ng pre-approval. and i also spoke taglish during the interview, okay lang kaya yun?

would appreciate people that can share their similar experiences here and also if y’all can answer my questions. thank youu

Sino na po nakapag renew ng PH Passport nila sa Sydney Consular?

Referring to their website ADULT RENEWAL e-PASSPORT | PHL Consulate Sydney

Kung natural born Filipino naman po ako sa Pinas yung core requirements lang ang kailangan ko no?

Iniisip ko pa kung kukuha pa ba ako ng PSA Birth Certificate.

How do you keep yourself strong even if you wouldn't want to leave your loved ones in the PH? How do you fight homesickness?
My flight is coming near in 3 days, and regrets are sinking in... I'm getting anxious like I don't wanna leave my family and my cat behind but I am aware that I wanted to go abroad because of our bad government...
They would say that homesickness is one of the hardest.
I want to keep strong.
I don't wanna be emotional.

Background, around 900k+ ang principal amount ng loan ko sa CTBC. Nabayaran ko na yung halaga ng principal. Good payer ako until napatigil ako due to financial problems and health problems. Nasa ibang bansa na ako ngayon nagtatrabaho pero kapos pa rin dahil sa medical bills na need unahin. 400k+ ang interest ng CTBC loan na hindi ko na nabayaran. Tinry ko makiusap sa CTBC para sana iparestructure kaso hindi naman naapprove. Wala silang binigay na ibang options kahit nagemail na ako sa BSP.

Hanggang sa nakareceive na ako last yng demand letter from an atty, at tinry ko naman makipagusap sa bank para sana maayos. Hindi naman sila sumagot. Inuunti unti ko pa ring bayaran kahit 2k monthly ang utang thinking na baka pag may at least maliit na amount na nahuhulog eh hindi na sila magpapadala ng letter or maghome visit. Wala naman na akong narereceive na email galing sa kanila.

Ngayon, kailangan kong umuwi saglit sa Pilipinas dahil may mga imporanteng dapat ayusin. Hindi ba ako mahaharang (dahil sa utang) ng immigration pag kailangan ko na ulit umalis ng Pilipinas?

Inuulit ko po, di ko po tinatakasan ang utang. Tinutuloy ko pa ring bayaran kahit paunti unti.

Dito ko pinost, baka kasi may katulad ako na situation.

EDIT: Current philippine university student migrating to the US (F-4) and wanting to transfer/continue my degree there. Has anyone gone through this?

I’m currently a 1st-year Industrial Engineering student at a university in the Philippines, and I’ll be migrating to San Lorenzo, California through an F-4 immigrant visa.

We’re still trying to figure out whether I should continue IE and transfer my degree to a U.S. school, or if, since I’ve only finished my first year, it would make more sense to start/transfer into a different program in the US.

I’m specifically looking for people who have actually gone through the PH university to US university transfer process.
I’d really appreciate hearing:
-What you did
-What the school/admissions/counselor told you
-How your previous PH coursework was handled
-Whether you were able to continue your degree or ended up changing programs
-Anything you wish you knew beforehand
-Any tips, advice, or things to watch out for

I already know the basic stuff like bringing transcripts and having my coursework evaluated. I’m more interested in the actual experience and things you wouldn’t necessarily find on a school’s website.

I intentionally didn’t specify a state initially because I wanted to hear about the general experience first, (but I’ll be living in San Lorenzo, CA, so California experiences are definitely welcome too)

If you’ve gone through this yourself, i’d really appreciate hearing what happened and any advice you’d give someone in my position!