We believe in community.

Founded in 2017, HomeBase is run by established female professionals with over eight years of experience in the international Barcelona community.

We believe in community - that means everything we do revolves around helping incoming families feel welcome and comfortable knowing their needs are in good hands. We pride ourselves on going above and beyond our services to make an effort to establish new families in the international community and becoming a friendly contact they can always count on, no matter how long they stay.

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“My family and I first moved to Barcelona from the US in 2014, and I know from personal experience how difficult it can be to find your footing in a new country. Even though we spoke Spanish, we had a big culture shock, and it took us a while to handle all of our family and professional needs. What I didn’t expect was to find such a wonderful and open community of local and international families, who would end up becoming life long friends of ours. Barcelona is a truly special city with so much to offer, and I started HomeBase in order to give incoming families the help they need and welcome them to our community, so they can enjoy the magic of our wonderful city and make it their own.”

Alejandra Chacon

Founder

Meet the Team

  • Ale Chacon

    FOUNDER

    Ale founded HomeBase with the aim of providing an effective and friendly service for international families to properly establish themselves in Barcelona.

    Originally from Mexico City, Ale moved to Barcelona in 2014 with her husband and two boys, after living in the US for almost 18 years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a Master’s degree in Translations from the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Ale and her husband are very active in the international community and love to socialise and be in the know of the best restaurants and things to do in the city.

  • Mary DeVannsey

    COMMUNITY MANAGER

    Coming from a French-American background, Mary specialises in community outreach in Barcelona. Mary and her family have made several international moves across the world. They have lived in Paris, New Delhi, London, New Jersey and Barcelona. She knows firsthand how difficult the logistics can be when a family arrives in a new place. After spending years teaching English, Mary moved into a Customer Relations role for her design firm in Philadelphia. Her husband’s work brought them to Barcelona in 2014.

    Her three children have attended Benjamin Franklin International School and the French Lycée. Joining the HomeBase team in 2018 has given Mary the opportunity to use her extensive experience as an expat to help others settle in seamlessly.

  • Ximena

    PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER

    Ximena was born and raised in Mexico City. She moved with her husband to Boston in 1997 where she continued her career in the service industry. She then moved to San Francisco for almost 20 years. A few years ago she came to Barcelona with her husband, three boys and their dog Moncho. Like so many other expats, they chose Barcelona as the perfect place to keep enriching their life experience, as well as taking advantage of their Spanish background.

    Working at HomeBase has allowed Ximena to share her own expat experience and her passion for service with like minded families. Ximena has a hospitality degree from ESDAI and she obtained her management degree at Harvard University.