Hi
I am English and my wife and 11y/o step-son are from Argentina, we currently are living near Malaga and are considering a move to Barcelona next year. My main concern about moving to Barcelona as opposed to somewhere near Madrid is the language. I speak Spanish, as of course does my family, but none of us speak catalan. Is it genuinely an issue living and integrating in society in Barcelona speaking only castilian spanish?
Of particular concern would be schools. My step son moved to Spain 3 years ago and has adjusted well to a new country and the differences between argentinian spanish and castilian spanish spoken in spain, however, I think it would be hard for him if we now had to put him into a catalan speaking school after so many changes already.... but I also wouldn't want it to be hard for him to integrate either. An international/english school would also not be suitable as his english is very limited.
Some advice from people living in or around Barcelona who know about this first hand would be appreciated.
Thanks
C