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  • Adapting,  How to,  Living Abroad,  Preparing

    How To Survive Your First Year Living Abroad

    January 11, 2024 /

    Moving abroad is a journey filled with excitement and challenges. Guest writer John Harvey knows that the thrill of a beginning often goes hand-in-hand with the overwhelming task of settling into a new environment. Check out his eight tips for not only surviving, but thriving, during your first year abroad.

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    Confessions: Feeling Imposter Syndrome at Work (While Living Abroad)

    June 22, 2023 /

    The feeling of imposter syndrome is by no means unique to the experience of living abroad. However, being outside your home country context can lead to questioning yourself and your abilities to fit into the country and company culture even further when abroad. In this post, Claudia shares about her personal struggles with imposter syndrome while living in Finland.

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    6 ways to sharpen your soft skills by living in Spain

    March 16, 2023 /

    Today we are pleased to welcome Corinne to the blog. Corinne is an English professional with over 10 years of experience in teaching, writing, editing and linguistics, who recently qualified as an accredited copywriter. With a focus on soft skills, we really enjoyed reflecting on how abroad experiences can benefit us in multiple ways and we hope you enjoy this post as much as we did. Without further ado, we present Corinne…   Moving to Spain can be a life-changing, enriching experience. And one of the best things about emigrating is the valuable, transferable skills you pick up, which can be applied in both your personal and professional life. There’s…

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    Letters to a New Year (Claudia 2023)

    January 17, 2023 /

    Dear 2023, After a break last year, we are back, writing our letters to the new year, and I have to admit that I have really enjoyed reflecting on past letters and thinking about where I want to be emotionally this year. I feel like the year went by very fast and very slow at the same time. A lot of things happened and developed over the year, and I have definitely learned a lot and grown even more. This year already has so many things planned (even in the first six months). That is why I am setting the following inspiration points for what is to come:   To…

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    My Real Life in Spain

    December 22, 2022 /

    Is time spent living abroad 'real life'? What is 'real life,' anyway? In this post, Dani deep dives into her misconceptions of 'real life' and 'adulting' to answer the question of what her real life in Spain looks like.

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    Making Friends as a Foreigner in Finland

    October 20, 2022 /

    Please Note: This post contains paid links to products, which means that we have received compensation for their inclusion. For more information, see our disclosures here. Thanks for your support!   Dear Hanna, I know, this is a blog about living abroad and thriving in Spain, right? Well, four years ago I decided that I wasn’t going to live in Spain any more and chose to pick up my life once again and more to Finland. Now, over three and a half years later, I am still here and enjoying my life in a way I never really expected to. I haven’t talked about life in Finland much, but I…

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    3 Things People Don’t Talk About When it Comes to Living Abroad

    November 23, 2021 /

    Abroad life on social media might seem amazing and beautiful. It might look exotic and different. However, these versions are filtered. That is why in this post we are diving in to three things people don’t tend to share about living abroad.

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    What to Expect at Sunday Lunch in Spain

    June 28, 2021 /

    Eating is one of Spain's greatest past-times and it’s an honor to get invited to a friend’s family meal. Still, it can be overwhelming to go eat lunch with a new family. Here are our top tips for Sunday afternoon lunch in Spain, an affair that you shouldn’t miss!

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    Top Resources for Planning English Lessons

    June 10, 2021 /

    We’ve all had that moment in which we had no idea what to do for an English lesson. To help you out, here are some tried and true FREE resources available online for planning English lessons for kids and adults.

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    How to Make: Spanish-Style Coffee at Home

    June 2, 2021 /

    Have you noticed how 'normal' drip-coffee makers are pretty much nowhere to be found in Spanish households? You might wonder how one makes coffee then!? Trust us, they've got a good system and we're here to walk you through the process!

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    Being Home: A Reflection on the Ups and Downs of Moving Abroad

    May 9, 2021 /

    In today’s guest post, Usha shares about the challenges and benefits of moving abroad. From the noisy metropolis of Mumbai to the (comparatively) quiet London, Usha opens up about the ups and downs of international living.

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    A Quick Guide to Spanish Breakfast

    April 27, 2021 /

    Breakfasts all over the world are different―from foods to drinks, you might not expect what you will find in Spain but we have you covered with this quick guide to Spanish breakfasts to help you!

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