Let’s Talk Farmacia Magic: My Favorite Kind of Culture Shock
If you know me, you know I don’t usually talk about ailments online (we are not that kind of blog), […]
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Doctor’s Orders: What Getting Sick in Spain Taught Me About Healthcare, Pharmacies, and Chill Diagnoses
Let me just start by saying this: getting sick abroad hits different. It’s not just the cough or the sore
Crack an Egg on Your Forehead: Welcome to Easter Monday in Valencia
Every year, right after the solemn tones of Semana Santa fade out, Valencia does what it does best: it brings
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Semana Santa in Spain: No Eggs, Just Drama, Drums, and Days Off
One of the best surprises about living in Spain as an auxiliar? You get nearly two weeks off for Semana
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Bravas & The City: How Valencia Won My Heart (and My Stomach) One Potato at a Time
If love at first bite exists, then Bravas Fest in Valencia was my meet-cute with patatas bravas. Bravas Fest hit
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Wait for It: Life Moves Differently and Slowly Here
Something that hits you pretty quickly after moving to Spain? The pace of life here moves like it just had
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How I Lived in Spain and Forgot to Actually Live in Spain: My Mistake
So, here’s the truth I didn’t want to admit out loud until recently: I wish I had gotten more involved
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Forecast Fail: What I Didn’t Know About Spanish Weather
I really packed up my life and moved to Spain, thinking I was signing up for a year-long vacation. And
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Spain’s Way or the Highway: Learning to Let Go of Control
There’s something about living in Spain that slowly but surely untangles all the knots in your “Type A” brain. At
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Stars, Stripes, and Second Thoughts: What I Miss About America
I didn’t expect to miss America. Like… at all. I mean, I wasn’t storming out of the country with a
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