I am a 28 year old single male from the US currently in NYC. I studied abroad in Madrid in 2016 and it was the greatest experience of my life. I absolutely fell in love with the Spanish culture and people.

I’ve never been fully satisfied in the US, as I don’t like the individualistic and “peach” culture, among many, many other aspects.

I’m considering finding a job in consulting in Madrid (I don’t speak fluent Spanish, so it would have to be mainly in English) and moving there permanently. I don’t want to just go for a couple of years for the “experience” because I’ve already done that and at this stage in my life I only want to do things that are part of my long term plan.

The main reasons for my apprehension are:

• Fitting in: Spaniards tend to have their own groups of friends since they were in school, and are less open to newcomers

• Work/salary: is working in Spain even possible without speaking fluent Spanish? I asked a Spanish colleague (I work at a global company) and he said that 60% of his work projects were in English due to international clients. Will I be able to build wealth and live well on a ~ 35-40k euro salary in Madrid?

• Like most Americans, I’ve always dreamt of making it “big” and becoming a multimillionaire. Obviously, this will be much, much more difficult to do Spain, if not impossible. I’ll have to let go of this dream in order to fulfill my life of living in Spain.

What should I do?