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    Adapting,  Confessions,  Living Abroad

    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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    October 15, 2020

    Finding your Food Favorite Places While Abroad (in Spain)

    April 9, 2019

    What Does “No hay de qué” Mean?

    February 26, 2019
  • Confessions,  Living Abroad

    3 Lessons Learned After Moving to Spain

    December 28, 2021 /

    Today we welcome guest writer, Gabriele, to the blog. After five years living abroad in Spain, she’s sharing with us the three biggest lessons she’s learned. Check them out here.

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    Confessions: It’s Really Hard for Me to Take a Day Off

    February 21, 2019

    Confessions: I make people take their shoes off at home

    July 12, 2018
  • Adapting,  Living Abroad

    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

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    My First Time…At an Intercambio

    December 1, 2017
  • Culture,  Living Abroad

    Snapshots of Spain (Announcing Dani’s Book)

    September 21, 2021 /

    Have you heard? Dani’s releasing her second book this week and it’s a collection of short stories all about expat life in Spain! Check out this post for the details and a tour of the stories’ Spanish destinations.

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    The Days of Semana Santa

    April 14, 2019

    Understanding the Beer Culture in Spain

    April 2, 2019

    Understanding the Weather in Spain

    July 25, 2019
  • How to,  Living Abroad

    Giving Birth as an Expat in Spain – Insights from a Doula

    September 7, 2021 /

    If you are an expat who plans to give birth in Spain, it can be very overwhelming to embark on this journey in a different culture and language. Thankfully, Madison (the Doula in Madrid) has put together this incredible resource for expectant mothers.

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    How to: Use Couchsurfing (as a Guest)

    July 15, 2017

    How to Make a Couchsurfing Profile

    July 18, 2017

    Moving Abroad to Spain as a Family: An Interview

    August 17, 2021
  • Living Abroad,  Travel

    Living and Traveling in Spain as a Black Person: An Interview with Somto

    April 6, 2021 /

    Being Black can impact your living abroad and traveling experiences in Spain. While we are not experts when it comes to this topic, we have interviewed someone who is. In this interview we talk with Somto of the Somto Seeks blog about being a Black traveler and expat.

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    A Letter to Myself Before I Moved Abroad (Claudia)

    October 25, 2018

    How to: Use Correos (Part II)

    September 21, 2018

    7 things I miss about living in (Granada) Spain

    November 16, 2023
  • Culture,  Preparing

    Christmas in Spain, Explained by a Spaniard

    December 20, 2020 /

    What do you know about Christmas traditions in Spain? Today we are joined by Spaniard David who explains some of the most typical things to see during the holiday season.

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    February 2, 2020

    I’ll Never Truly be Spanish…

    November 19, 2019

    Semana Santa in Spain

    March 23, 2021
  • Culture

    What is Cultural Transition? and How to Deal with it

    August 13, 2020 /

    The process of expanding your skill set to more deeply understand a culture different from your own can be tricky. Thankfully, guest writer Marta walks us through the process in detail, using the example of an expat adapting to Spain.

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    April 26, 2018

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    July 26, 2020

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  • Adapting,  Culture

    Culture Shock in Spain Stories from around the Globe

    July 26, 2020 /

    Are you wondering about the types of culture shock people face when they move abroad to Spain? Today we have four guest writers who are sharing their insights into what surprised them most when they moved abroad.

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    Help! I Need to Replace my Butano

    April 16, 2019

    Understanding Bars in Spain

    October 19, 2018

    How to: Use Public Transport in Spain

    August 10, 2018
  • Living Abroad,  Preparing

    An Introduction to Culture Shock

    July 23, 2020 /

    What does it mean to have culture shock? Is it 'good' or 'bad?' This article provides a brief description of culture shock and the four phases you will most probably go through as you begin to settle into your new home.

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    Letters to a New Year (Claudia 2021)

    December 29, 2020

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

    November 23, 2021

    Having Friends who are Different from You

    August 9, 2018
  • Adapting,  Culture

    Culture Shock: The Insights of a Spaniard in America

    February 2, 2020 /

    Up on the blog today we have the insights of guest-writer Lucia, a girl from Granada who lived in Wisconsin for a year. Where we are shocked by things in Spain, she was shocked by small-town USA. What shocked her the most? 

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    How to Make: Spanish-Style Coffee at Home

    June 2, 2021
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    Making Friends as a Foreigner in Finland

    October 20, 2022

    Living in Spain Under Lockdown

    May 28, 2020
  • Culture,  How to,  Preparing

    When and How do I Give ‘Dos Besos’?

    January 9, 2020 /

    The 'two kisses' greeting here in Spain can be very new for us guiris. That's why we've got some tips to help you understand just how to go about this greeting and when to use it!

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    The Acceptance of Homosexuality in Spain

    December 4, 2018

    Our Personal Experiences with Bullfighting

    May 24, 2018

    What You Should Know About Fashion in Spain

    December 15, 2019
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