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    Letters to a New Year (Dani 2019)

    December 27, 2018 /

    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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    Maintaining the Mediterranean Diet

    May 5, 2020

    Fitting In vs Staying True to Yourself While Abroad

    March 15, 2020

    Confessions: I’m a Workaholic

    April 21, 2020
  • Balance,  Thriving

    Time Spent Eating is Important!

    November 29, 2018 /

    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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    Celebrating Our Four Year Blog Anniversary

    July 15, 2021

    Letters to a New Year (Dani)

    January 4, 2018

    Don’t Lose That ‘Tourist’ Feeling

    September 12, 2019
  • Confessions,  Living Abroad,  Thriving

    Confessions: I Miss Home

    November 15, 2018 /

    Even though she doesn’t always admit it, living so far away from family, friends, and ‘home’ does get hard on Dani. Read her thoughts about it all in this confession.

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    Letters to a New Year (Dani 2021)

    December 31, 2020

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

    February 21, 2019

    Confessions: I am Feeling Vulnerable in these Uncertain Times

    November 26, 2020
  • Confessions,  Living Abroad,  Thriving

    A Letter to Myself Before I Moved Abroad (Claudia)

    October 25, 2018 /

    If I were to talk to my 17 year old self, I would want to assure her that everything is going to be okay and that life has a way of working itself out. If I were to write her a letter, this is what it would say.

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    I’ll Never Truly be American Again Either

    November 21, 2019

    Confessions: I’m not Spending the Holidays with my Family

    December 6, 2018
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    Confessions: Feeling Imposter Syndrome at Work (While Living Abroad)

    June 22, 2023
  • Living Abroad,  Thriving

    Spanish Expressions in Everyday Life: El Mundo es un Pañuelo

    September 13, 2018 /

    Wondering just how small the world can feel? Here are some examples of the expression “el mundo es un pañuelo” that have happened to us!

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    Why I Went Abroad (Claudia’s Story)

    October 13, 2019

    Traveling with a little one under 6 months

    August 22, 2024

    CIEE’s Teach English in Spain Programs

    September 4, 2018
  • Confessions,  Living Abroad,  Study Abroad,  Thriving

    A Letter to Myself Before I Moved Abroad (Dani)

    September 6, 2018 /

    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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    Accepting My Own Journey (Claudia)

    June 21, 2018

    Confessions: I don’t always have all the right words

    March 18, 2021

    7 things I like about living in Finland

    November 23, 2023
  • Balance,  Thriving

    Four Reasons Why You Need to Take Yourself on a Day Trip

    August 23, 2018 /

    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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    Make Your ‘Host City’ Your Home (Why and How)

    September 10, 2019

    Thriving as an Auxiliar

    July 19, 2018

    Sending Letters and Postcards

    October 6, 2020
  • Confessions,  Thriving

    Confessions: It Sucks that Everybody Leaves

    August 16, 2018 /

    When you live in a city that has as many people moving in and out as Granada does it is easy to make new friends. However, most of them don’t stay forever and that just kind of sucks.

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    Our Personal Experiences with Bullfighting

    May 24, 2018

    Help! I’m three months in and I’m feeling blue…

    November 8, 2018

    Confessions: After 8+ Years Living in Spain, It’s Still Hard to Make Friends!

    September 1, 2022
  • Confessions

    Confessions: I make people take their shoes off at home

    July 12, 2018 /

    When you get to Spain you might think its odd that no one takes off their shoes (or you might think it is normal and I am a nut). Here is why I like to have people go barefoot or with house shoes in my home.

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    7 things I like about living in Finland

    November 23, 2023

    Confessions: Sometimes I Feel Alone

    September 14, 2021

    Accepting My Own Journey (Claudia)

    June 21, 2018
  • Living Abroad,  Thriving

    Accepting My Own Journey (Dani)

    June 14, 2018 /

    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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    How to: Deal with Gastos (Utilities) in Spain

    November 30, 2018

    Happy New Year!

    January 1, 2019

    A Conversation with Expat Coach and Psychologist Gabriela

    August 27, 2020
  • Confessions,  Thriving

    Confessions: Sometimes I Have to Ask for Help

    June 7, 2018 /

    Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you just want to ask for help, but don’t know how? Over the past couple of years I have gotten better at recognising the symptoms and figuring out how to ask.

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    Confessions: I am a Different Person in Different Languages

    January 18, 2018

    I’ll Never Truly be Spanish…

    November 19, 2019

    Confessions: That Three Month Feeling

    December 19, 2017
  • Living Abroad,  Thriving

    How I Talked to my Family about Moving Abroad (Claudia)

    May 10, 2018 /

    Understanding why you want to go abroad for yourself can be difficult, so imagine trying to explain it to others. In this article, Claudia dives into how she talks about it with close friends and family.

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    Which Health and Beauty Products Should I Bring to Spain?

    September 10, 2020

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    December 13, 2021

    Accepting Others’ Journeys

    December 7, 2017
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