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The Expat Files: Molly in Granada

By on March 9, 2013 in Destinations, Europe, Learning Spanish, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, The Expat Files

This week’s Expat Files takes us down to sunny, beautiful southern Spain and to one of my favorite cities, Granada. I don’t know about you guys, but I am in dire need of some sunshine, spring, and charm, all of which Granada oozes by the bucketload. Molly has been an expat in Spain for 15 [...]

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Top Five Reasons You Should Visit Jaén, Spain

By on February 24, 2013 in Destinations, Europe, guest, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain

While I am away traveling in Turkey this week, I have lined up some guest posts by some of my favorite bloggers, posts about places I hope to make it to one day. This post is from Trevor, a long-time internet buddy and writer over at A Texan in Spain. Trevor is teaching English down [...]

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The Colors of Córdoba, Spain

By on November 18, 2012 in Destinations, Europe, Spain

Before I moved to Logroño, I lived for a year in Córdoba, in sunny southern Spain teaching English in a tiny village named “Mirror” (Espejo), I kid you not! Often overlooked and under appreciated, Córdoba has charm and tranquility by the bucketload, if you take the time to get to know it. It is the perfect [...]

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5 Reasons to Go to Southern Spain

By on August 29, 2012 in Destinations, Get Inspired, Moving to Spain, Spain

Sunburnt and happy in Nerja When people think of traditional Spain, they tend to imagine the bright blue skies and the white hilltop villages that embody southern Spain. Girls twirling around in fluffy flamenco dresses while drinking sangria and hot manly boys dramatically fighting 1000lb bulls, that was certainly what I thought as soon as [...]

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Key tips for auxiliars in Spain, part 1: pre-departure

By on June 11, 2012 in How to, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain

Making new friends on a local hike in La Rioja in September I’ve just finished up my second year working in Spain as an auxiliar de conversación, a English language teaching assistant though the Spanish Ministry of Education. This program is a great way for Americans to have the opportunity to come and live in [...]

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The Expat Files: Cat in Sevilla

By on May 31, 2012 in Europe, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, Teaching English, The Expat Files

I have been reading Cat’s blog, Sunshine and Siestas for a long time now. Now that I am in La Rioja in the north, sometimes I get twinges of homesickness for life back in Andalucía, where I was living in Córdoba. Whenever this feeling sneaks up on me, I head on over to Cat’s blog [...]

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Semana Santa for Beginners

By on April 5, 2012 in Destinations, Europe, Events, Spain

Me and the Easter bunny Right now Semana Santa or Holy Week is in full swing in Spain. Or it would be if it wasn’t raining like crazy. As I am writing this I can hear the crowds of people outside my apartment and the boom boom boom of the processional drums. Easter is celebrated [...]

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Mysterious Walls of Córdoba

By on March 21, 2012 in Destinations, Europe, Spain

While I was wasting time at work this afternoon, I began to sift through the vaults of unpublished posts on my blog. Seriously, who does this? Anyways, I came across this draft I meant to post a year ago when I was living in southern Spain. There has been a mystery brewing in Córdoba, and [...]

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What a crazy week!

By on August 25, 2011 in Uncategorized

So this week has been so crazy, in both good and bad ways (but mostly good!), and it’s not over yet! Monday: my 2011 Spain World Cup Champions jersey finally arrived! I’ve been dying to get my hands on one of these beauties for ages, but just couldn’t bring myself to shell out for one. [...]

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La noche blanca del flamenco

By on July 31, 2011 in Uncategorized

At some point in June on my way to and from Málaga and Logroño trying to sort out my visa nightmare, I passed through my town of Córdoba where I stopped for a few days to say my last goodbyes, visit my school one last time in Espejo, and take in La noche blanca del [...]

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Nerja: land of beauty and magic

By on July 31, 2011 in Uncategorized

I saved the best for last and decided to head out to Nerja on my last day in Spain in June. I had heard about Nerja from friends, and everyone always agreed on how beautiful it was, so I was pretty excited to check it out for myself. Located 56 km to the east of [...]

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Marbella: land of trust funds and yachts

By on July 30, 2011 in Uncategorized

Ok, Marbella, need I say more? Land of the rich and famous, of glamorous celebrities and the obscenely wealthy. At this point you should probably be asking yourself, what on earth was I doing there in my running shorts and tevas? Well, to say I’ve been there and to find some better beaches, that’s why! [...]

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