About expats in Spain Tenerife - Laura and her family .

All sorts of expats in Spain may be found in Tenerife. The British alone amount to 45 000 on the biggest of all Canary Islands. Some are retirees, others are young and are still working.

Laura, who is a writer working from home is one such happy island dweller.
Why is she happy here?

Well, you will learn all about it just now.

First of all, Tenerife Island is not a normal island but, has much to offer.

Many foreigners who settled on Tenerife prove this.

They are Laura with ravishing baby Tommy in one of our bistros/bars which also could be called cafés.

Her husband the man in black who only has one leg sits by the bar.

His disability, certainly, will not let him work.

The bistro which you see is a much frequented meeting place by expats in Tenerife Spain.

Laura's father in law was the reason why they moved there.

The elderly gentleman came for a holiday once, and stayed. He doesn't want to return to the UK after many years of overseas retirement in Tenerife, although, he isn't perfectly well, now.

Surgery in Tenerife:

Laura's father in law had surgery. He is now staying at a retirement home with special car. By now, he is doing very well. He seems to be totally cured from his illness.

Laura and husband often go see the 'old man' or they pick him up for outings.

Baby Tommy stays sometimes in his nursery school for toddlers, although, grand dad is, of course, always, happy to see him.

I only know Laura and her husband casually. To my knowledge they are renting an apartment on the roofs in one of the modern townhouses in Los Realejos.

Asking them how they cope financially would not be appropriate for me. What counts is that I see hubby's smiling face, often, when going into town and he, expressively, told me how happy he is to be one of expats in Spain in Tenerife.

When we talk it's about general things like the baby, the property situation, the island and the warm and welcoming locals.

The expat with one leg said that the island will be so much better for his son to grow up than England.

An expat's vision of Tenerife's future:

He believes conditions on the island will improve for his family and all expats because, less people will be able to afford frequent travels to it.

Laura is, of course, also very content to live in Tenerife.

But, that might also be due to having a lovely baby without a for ever running nose - far from European winters.

Cheap, healthy island activities for expat children on Tenerife:

Soon, little Tommy will be big enough to amuse himself by nearby Playa Jardin or sheltered Playa San Marcos which is only about 35 minutes drive from Los Realejos.

The expats parents can soon take toddler Tommy to one of Teide excursions where he can get crazy with joy playing with snow, in winter or spring.

Once older, Tommy can go by himself on the bus to Playa Martianez to surf.

I know another, but retired British couple who are long time relocaters in Spain Tenerife North.

I often see them on the bus with a Spanish guitar when they take their gifted grand daughter for music classes in Puerto de la Cruz.

This shows that the life of expats with children and family is never boring in Tenerife.

Please, go from Expats in Spain Tenerife to retirement advice where, on the bottom of page, you find links of some more expats living in Tenerife.

Learn by their life stories they tell about Tenerife:

Many expats, I know started off in Tenerife with a small holiday home. They later sold it and bought bigger permanent property. This is, why turnover of Tenerife real estate is always good on the island.

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