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Hosting the Holidays Abroad
Hosting the holidays is a big responsibility wherever you are, but it can be extra intimidating if you’ll be doing it for the first time while abroad! Dani dishes on her honest-to-goodness feelings about this and shares some tips as well.
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Time Spent Eating is Important!
When I set out to track my time in order to improve productivity, I did not expect to revisit a lesson about the importance of spending time nourishing both the body and spirit with food.
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A Letter to Myself Before I Moved Abroad (Dani)
In this letter to a former self, Dani delves into what she would tell the person she was before she moved abroad and it got her thinking deeply about who she is vs. how she’s defined herself over the years.
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Four Reasons Why You Need to Take Yourself on a Day Trip
We’ve already talked about the value of traveling alone but this time we’ve got a self-care trick you can put to the test even more easily—plan yourself a solo day trip! Check out the reasons why!
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Having Friends who are Different from You
While living abroad, I’ve found that my friend group has evolved not only to include people who are different from me because they’re from Spain but for a multitude of reasons—each of which brings something special to my life!
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Thriving as an Auxiliar
While teaching abroad in Spain as an auxiliar you may find you have a lot of time on your hands. This article offers some insights on how you can make the most of that—as a teacher and human being in general!
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Accepting My Own Journey (Claudia)
We can’t always be in a perfect place (emotionally or physically) all the time. See where Claudia is in accepting her own personal journey will living abroad in Spain in this article.
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Accepting My Own Journey (Dani)
Life is a journey and we don’t always feel comfortable with where we’re at along the way. Today Dani opens up about how her life feels messy and overwhelming, but she’s working through it.
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Six Strategies for Managing Unstructured Time
Sometimes living abroad comes with more unstructured time than you're used to. In order to help you make the most of this opportunity, I'm sharing six strategies that I've been using to improve my time management.
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Letters to a New Year (Dani 2018)
Dani: I'm very proud of all that I've accomplished in 2017, but have some important changes I want to make in 2018. Read more to find out what I plan to work on in the new year, and the funny way I am reminding myself!
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To Party or Not to Party
It may seem like Spaniards are always out partying. How do you decide whether you should go out too or stay home?
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How I Travel Alone
Even when she travels alone, Claudia doesn't spend all of her time 'alone'. See how she manages to make this style of travel work for her.
