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The Expat Files: Kaley in Castilla y León

By on May 24, 2012 in Destinations, Europe, Living in Spain, Spain, The Expat Files

Kaley at the Lago de Sanabria Ok, get excited guys! I am starting (yet another) new project on my blog! The Expat Files. So, my thinking is that Spain is a diverse and rich country in terms of its history, culture, art and geography, (though not so rich in the financial sense of the word-Burn! Sorry, [...]

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I’m alive!

By on September 18, 2011 in Uncategorized

Ok, here is a quick update for everyone (mom). 1. I made it to Spain all in one piece; everything went smoothly. I got to the airport way too early. United made me show proof of my residency or a return trip which was surprising. How could they know I’d not been outside the EU [...]

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Summer Update!

By on July 6, 2011 in Uncategorized

So I am back in the grand old USA! I flew home two days ago, and I am writing this post at 4 in the morning, thanks jetlag! I have tons of fun blog posts planned for the summer, especially about all my adventures in Spain and Switzerland in June. I thought I’d give you [...]

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What do you mean I am here illegally?

By on June 24, 2011 in Adventures, auxiliares, Confessions, Europe, How to, Learning Spanish, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, Teaching English, This will probably get me hate mail

*Warning: this is a long-winded, lengthy post about what I had to do to maintain my residency here in Spain when I decided to renew the auxilares de conversación program for another year. It is not pretty. Ok so here is the DL on trying to renew my residency card. To come to Spain with [...]

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Auxiliares de Conversación-The Run Down

By on March 16, 2011 in auxiliares, Confessions, Europe, Get Inspired, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, Teaching English

Ok, so if you haven’t already figured it out from my numerous posts, I am teaching English in Córdoba, Spain this year on a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education with a program called the Auxiliares de Conversación. I think my official title is a “North American Language and Culture Assistant.” Basically this means that [...]

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