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Televised New Year’s Eve Program in Spain
New Years Eve (Nochevieja) is a special time of year in Spain when most will actually stay home and have dinner with their family, accompanied by a very important televised New Year’s Eve program.
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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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Confessions: Dealing with Mental Health Issues while Abroad
Dealing with mental health while studying or living abroad is a real thing. Learn more about Katy’s story and her top recommendations for making the most out of your experience (while taking care of yourself).
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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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The Acceptance of Homosexuality in Spain
The way a culture sees different types of people varies every where you go. Join us as we discover how Spain accepts homosexuality both from a legal and social standpoint.
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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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Help! I’m failing Spanish school (and they tell me it’s normal)
While failing an exam might seem like a big deal back home, it might just have less importance where you are living abroad in Spain. Want to know why?
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Help! I’m three months in and I’m feeling blue…
There is a time in every long-term abroad journey when things seem a little bluer than they did before. I call this the “three month feeling.” Check out this article to see what it means to me and how I deal with it.
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A Letter to the Parents of Travelers
We recognize that this travel and/or live abroad journey isn’t always easy on the family and loved ones we leave behind. To honor that, today we’re looking at the experience from the perspective of Dani’s parents.
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A Letter to Myself Before I Moved Abroad (Claudia)
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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What Does “Me Cago en…” Actually Mean?
If you’ve ever heard the expression “me cago en…[insert object/person/place/idea here]” you might be confused at what it means. In this article we are diving in to how it is used and interpreted in Spain.
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Understanding Bars in Spain
We’ve got no shortage of bars in Spain and so we wanted to share with you some insights and things to know in order to help you understand the bar scene while you’re here.
