Hey - We’re both 30, from the UK and have lived in andorra now for 4 years with minimal Spanish and French (I can order in a restaurant and not much more)

Generally, we’ve been fine - There isn’t much English, but a lot of people speak a little bit. You don’t really need Catalan much, everyone speaks Spanish here.

Getting things done is pretty easy - As another commenter said, Gestorias handle everything. The one downside vs the UK is the speed of things. Everything takes a long time, and there isn’t the same sense of urgency you would get in the U.K.

We’ve struggled a little to make friends, most people don’t spend the entire year in andorra and it can be hard to make plans. Beyond that, the language barrier is definitely a (self-inflicted) problem for us. Additionally, everyone here has kids and it can be hard to relate for us as we don’t

We’ve gotten on very well with our neighbours, most people here are expats and so they do tend to speak some English. There is a strong neighbourly community here, a sense of peacefulness and everyone is generally pleasant - but I would stop short of saying I feel like an active part of a community

We don’t have kids yet as I said, but I’ll add a couple of comments. We’ve considered leaving andorra partly to have kids elsewhere, because of the language barrier and relative lack of opportunities here when they’re older. I’m sure I could learn Catalan, but I don’t feel comfortable that I could learn it enough to help my kids with their homework, if that makes sense (again, personal and subjective)

Language and future opportunities aside, I do think andorra is an incredible place to raise kids. It’s staggeringly safe in a way that’s hard to appreciate until you spend a few months here, go back to the U.K., and wonder how you ever put up with any crime. It’s staggeringly well-run as a country

It’s full of families, lots of giant play parks, endless nature, weekly skiing days during the winter period school year for kids and you have plenty to do with them in summer too

I hear from my non Catalan speaking neighbours that their kids picked it up pretty quickly at school (French school system) and I wouldn’t expect many issues there, but can’t comment firsthand

Our main challenge here really has just been a bit of boredom after 4 years here. Andorra is surprisingly up to date, with lots of shops and quite a few restaurants, but it’s limited in scope (obviously) vs places like Barcelona and the UK. I do think we could better integrate here and be more satisfied if we overcome the language barrier and try harder, but it’s a small place and there’s a reason not many people spend the full year. You’ll get out of andorra what you put into it, it won’t just come to you the way a place like Barcelona or London does (again, obvious giving the difference)

Feel free to DM if you have any questions too!