Bay to Barca

This one feels like the episode where the move really hits us—in the best way. After a little break, we’re back with something different: friends visiting us in Barcelona . Ryan and Antoinette (plus their daughter Aubrey—one of Amalia’s best friends) came over from the Bay Area, and we got to experience the city through fresh eyes again… while also sprinting straight into a four-day detour to Vien...

Soccer wins, Sunday blues, and the seven changes we’re making to fall back in love with life abroad. We’ve officially entered the “trough of disillusionment.” That magical phrase every expat hears about but hopes won’t apply to them. Turns out—it does. This week, we’re talking about what happens after the honeymoon . When the novelty fades, the logistics pile up, and the question “how long are we...

Every great family story needs a sibling to stir the pot—and this week, it’s my sister Ritu’s turn in Barcelona. She arrived with equal parts curiosity and chaos, ready to explore the city we now call home. Within days she’d covered more of Barcelona on foot than we had in ten weeks. From the labyrinthine alleys of the Gothic Quarter to lazy afternoons in Turó Park, she gave us fresh eyes on our a...

This week we discovered the most powerful word in Barcelona parenting: empadronamiento . Not tapas, not Barça, not siesta— the padrón . If your kid wants to lace up for a local club, you don’t just bring shin guards; you bring documents . It started innocently. “What do we need for sign-ups?” we asked. The coach smiled: “El padrón.” Cue a scavenger hunt across acronyms and offices—OAC, CAP, Ajunta...

Episode 2 of Tapas in Therapy is here — and this time, we’re joined by a truly special guest: our dear friend (and honorary family member) Andrea Masry . She’s been with us through our first six weeks in Barcelona, from helping us haul 13 bags across the Atlantic to sharing in the excitement (and surprises) of our new routines. In this episode, we explore what it really feels like to settle into t...

After weeks of visitors, soccer camps, and juggling routines, we finally hit a milestone: our first stretch in Barcelona without extra hands. Just us five, figuring things out. Honestly? It felt like the training wheels came off. In this episode of Tapas in Therapy , we unpack what life looks like now that we’re settling into our own rhythm: Parenting without backup: When grandparents left and Ro...

We recorded this episode a little differently—on the beach, cava in hand, with the sound of the Mediterranean as our backdrop. The kids are finally (mostly) back in school after a long summer that started way back in May, and we’re finding our rhythm again. This week, we share: Two schools, two worlds: Amalia started at BFIS, the American school, while Milan and Savana are at a Montessori that fee...

We’re Rohit and Sara, and this is our first episode — recorded a month after we landed in Spain, still figuring out what this podcast is going to be. But we knew we needed to start somewhere. In this first episode, we dive into: Why we left behind a comfortable life in Walnut Creek, CA — with deep roots, close friends, a great job, and an amazing community. The early resistance (Sara) and relentle...