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The Importance of Mindful Reflection
It’s easy to get wrapped up in the hustle, forward-thinking mentality that is so prevalent in our society. However, Dani’s recently found a mindful reflection practice to help her appreciate how far she’s come. Could it benefit you as well?
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Letters to a New Year (Claudia 2019)
Starting off a new year with a letter is a great way to get your thoughts together about what you want to achieve during the following 365 days. Check out Claudia’s letter to 2019 to understand what she is going for this year.
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Letters to a New Year (Dani 2019)
In this letter to a new year, Dani reflects on the wild ride that was 2018 and delves into what she’s looking forward to in 2019.
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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.
