Tranquila
A Doctor-Mom Attempts the Slow Life in Spain

Every working mom knows life is anything but Tranquila (tranquil). Amy Breen and her husband decide to step away from her busy work as a physician to move their family to Barcelona. Navigating life without mastery of the language to seek more quality time with their children results in surprises. Br......more

It was an interesting read and one I can relate to as a current expat living in the UK that previously lived in Belgium. Everyone’s journey in this is different and it’s nice to see others points of view. Hardly anyone follows the years long, step by step process of becoming an expat laid out by the......more

Tranquila is a wonderful travelogue journey of one mom’s life navigating Spain and Europe with a working husband and three young kids in tow. In her search for a more ‘tranquil’ life, she encounters both challenges and moments of hilarity. Tranquila is a transformative memoir on how to expand your w......more

I love when someone makes a courageous leap and expands their life from its current view. Forgoing that current view as an emergency room doctor, Breen did exactly that: she and her husband uprooted her family (to include three young children) in California to experience life in Barcelona. Without o......more

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Amy Breen’s new book, Tranquila. The adventures and challenges she shared brought back many memories of our time living outside our home country. Like Amy & her husband, we also lived abroad when our 3 children were young, and the chaos of trying to navigate schools, tra......more