My family moved from the US to Spain. The transition wasn't easy — here are 5 pros and cons of raising children abroad.

Izabela Oquendo and her children celebrating New Year's Eve.

Courtesy of Izabela Oquendo

• Izabela Oquendo, 36, moved from Connecticut to Spain to embrace a slower, more fulfilling life.
• Oquendo moved with her husband and their two children, a boy and a girl, ages 4 and 6.
• While the kids are doing well now, Oquendo said they struggled to adapt to their new lives at first.

Izabela Oquendo had a picture-perfect life in Manchester, Connecticut, where she lived with her husband and two young children...