
Catherine Gaa

You’ve done it – you’ve decided to buy a house in Spain. Deciding where to buy is a monumental enough task in a country as large and varied in Spain, and you’ll need to consider other factors like cost of the property or plot, how much deposit to

July 20, 2023
My mother-in-law says she has an intuition that never fails her, especially when it comes to her grandchildren. She texted me one afternoon, shortly after I’d had my second child, asking if they were all right. Less than an hour later, I responded

July 6, 2023
Giving birth in Spain was never in my plans, until I moved abroad at 22 and promptly met the man who is now my husband. First came love, then came the awkward talk about whether or not we wanted kids and, nearly a decade later, came the baby

June 1, 2023
In Spain, all employed residents and their dependents are covered by social security, known as Seguridad Social. Due to budget constraints, many citizens and residents opt for better coverage (shorter wait times, direct appointments with

May 4, 2023
The phrase, “it’s like pulling teeth” came from somewhere. Given how excruciating toothaches can be, it’s no surprise that wisdom tooth pain can lead to extractions – and they’re not exactly a walk in the park.

April 11, 2023
Breast cancer, called cáncer de mama in Spanish, is the most common cancer among women, with an estimated 1 in 8 women developing it in her lifetime. Breast cancer can also affect men (the World Health Organization reports about 0.5-1.0% of all

March 14, 2023
So, you want to have a family. Family planning is much more than picking out a name and nesting – and sometimes, your dreams to have a family can be affected by infertility.

January 5, 2023
In today’s virtual age, we are taking more and more online – and to our mobile phones. And with the Coronavirus pandemic changing the very way we live and conduct our affairs, even doing simple errands became easier and safer to do from the comfort

December 13, 2022
They say that the only certain things in this life are death and taxes. While you can plan for taxes, death is unfortunately an event that is difficult to plan for, and often hard to imagine planning for in its own right. And when you’re grieving

November 10, 2022
After more than two years of talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and shots, probes and vaccines, there’s another airborne illness that’s beginning to stake hold on the Spanish population: the regular old flu. Though mild in most cases, the flu can