On February 23rd, 2023, we moved to Split and everything changed. We arrived with a one-year-and-three-month-old baby, two large suitcases, and a carry-on. Starting from scratch in a new country meant figuring out everything from the very beginning. The first few months were all about paperwork: applying for temporary residence, sorting out visas and citizenship, finding a kindergarten so I could work, and so Lana could begin learning the language. I started studying Croatian and continued working in English while building a life again, piece by piece.
In the middle of it all, The Inmediato changed too. It had to. I was still not sleeping through the night and I was exhausted—mentally, physically, emotionally. But somehow, I kept going. I know it’s not the best advice, but sometimes, you just have to find strength where there isn’t any. With time, the agency began to evolve. We shifted our focus to international clients while continuing to work with some of our long-standing partners in Argentina, whom we care about deeply.
Along the way, there were beautiful, difficult, and challenging moments. I might write about those in other posts, but this one isn’t about that.
This year already feels different. We now have Croatian citizenship, an ID, and a passport. Lana is going to a lovely kindergarten and has even started learning English. For the first time in a while, we managed to make it to all our health checkups, which for me is a small sign of stability. With the help of my accountant, I officially registered The Inmediato in Croatia, under my name. And yes—strangely enough—I’m happy to be paying taxes. It means the agency exists here, for real. It’s a beginning. And at the same time, it’s another chapter.
The Inmediato has changed a lot since it began. It changed when it started, when it paused, when things didn’t go the way I planned, when I brought it back, when expectations didn’t match reality, through different challenges, languages, and markets. It changed because I changed. Because we changed. It keeps changing—today included.
Now we’re in a stage where we’re pausing a little of what others expect, and getting closer to what we truly want to become. And no, this still isn’t the final version.
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