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  • Confessions,  Thriving

    Lessons Learned in Four Years of Blogging

    July 13, 2021 /

    Over the four years we’ve run Sincerely, Spain we’ve grown and learned a lot. Here are six of the most important lessons that the adventure of running this blog together has taught us.

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    September 1, 2022
  • Confessions,  Thriving

    Letters to a New Year (Dani 2021)

    December 31, 2020 /

    Every year we write a letter to the future year with some thoughts about the previous one and some things we want to keep in mind moving forward. This article focuses on Dani’s letter to 2021.

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    November 8, 2018
  • Living Abroad

    A Sunset in Southern Spain (A Short Story)

    May 31, 2020 /

    This short story, written by our very own Dani, is a snapshot of the life of Laura, a British expat living in Southern Spain during the Coronavirus outbreak.

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  • Confessions,  Living Abroad,  Thriving

    Why I’m Thankful for my Abroad Experience

    November 26, 2019 /

    It’s that time of year when we’re all feeling extra thankful so Dani’s opening up on five reasons why she’s grateful for her time studying, teaching, and living abroad in Spain.

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    January 19, 2023

    Confessions: I’m No Longer Seeking Balance

    March 21, 2026

    I’ll Never Truly be Spanish…

    November 19, 2019
  • Culture,  Thriving

    International Love: A Spaniard’s Insights on Dating a Brit

    November 14, 2019 /

    Wondering what it’s like to date a Brit? Today’s guest writer, Luis, opens up about his international love story—sharing their cultures, creating their own language, and ups and downs along the way.

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    September 21, 2021
  • Culture,  Thriving

    International Love: An American’s Insights on Dating a Spaniard

    November 12, 2019 /

    Wondering what it’s like to date a Spaniard? Today’s guest writer, Mary, opens up about her international love story—sharing their cultures, manuevering language barriers, and all the laughs along the way.

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  • Living Abroad,  Thriving

    Creating Spanish Friendship by Staying True to Yourself

    July 18, 2019 /

    Making friends as an adult isn’t easy. This is Part II in a two part series where we get into the details about creating friendships in Spain. Today we are diving into how to make friends while being true to yourself.

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  • Adapting,  Food

    Creating Spanish Friendship Through Food and Drink

    July 16, 2019 /

    We have talked about making friends with Spaniards before but in this two part series we dive into how making friends in Spain is related to food and drink. Part one is dedicated to understanding and adapting.

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    April 2, 2020
  • Thriving

    Fitting in While Abroad (in Spain)

    May 23, 2019 /

    Are you having issues fitting in while living abroad? Here are our insights into the good, the bad, and the ugly of finding a sense of belonging while in a foreign country.

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  • Living Abroad,  Thriving

    Life with Visitors is Different

    March 21, 2019 /

    Try as I may, I simply can’t live out my ‘normal life’ when I have visitors! It’s not an inherently bad thing, but certainly something we all need to recognize and come to terms with in our own ways. Thus, I’m sharing some personal insights on the topic.

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  • Study Abroad,  Thriving

    Becoming Friends Through Study Abroad: A Guest Post

    March 14, 2019 /

    Have you ever wondered about how people make good friends while studying abroad? Today we have guest writer Caroline ZuHone sharing her story with good friend a co-writer Lexa from the blog Sippin’ Sangria.

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  • Confessions,  Thriving

    Confessions: I am Vulnerable in Friendships

    January 31, 2019 /

    I personally find it hard to make good friends and one of the reasons why is because that requires me to be vulnerable. However, I believe that strong relationships should be made this way, let me tell you why.

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