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12 Things I Miss about Spain

By on November 14, 2012 in auxiliares, Confessions, Living in Spain, North America, Spain

In the beginning of last summer, riled up by all my problems with Spanish bureaucracy, I wrote a post entitled 12 things I miss about America. Little did I know I hit on such a hot and controversial issue! Fights were breaking out in the comment section and on twitter about touchy topics like to-go coffee [...]

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How to Party in Spain

By on September 26, 2012 in How to, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain

Planning a trip to Spain? Are you going to come here to study abroad or to teach English? Even if you haven’t been here yet, you have probably heard about Spain’s infamous parties and nightlife. Home to places like Ibiza’s famous clubs and festivals like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain sure knows [...]

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Making Money in Spain

By on August 14, 2012 in auxiliares, How to, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, Teaching English

Ok, so you’ve decided to take a leap of faith and move to Spain for a year! It will be an unforgettable year, an experience that will change you for the better, a year you will remember for the rest of your life. And you will not regret it. I promise. But will it be [...]

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Key tips for auxiliars in Spain, part 4: bank, internet, and phone

By on August 6, 2012 in How to, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, Teaching English

So you are moving to Spain to teach English for a year, are you? Now that August has arrived, I am sure you are all waiting anxiously for your visas, buying flights and counting down the days til you make the move out to beautiful sunny Spain! At the same time, you might be thinking about all [...]

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The Expat Files: Lauren in Madrid

By on June 28, 2012 in Europe, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, The Expat Files

So this week on The Expat Files, is the multitalented Lauren from Spanish Sabores, Recetas Americanas, Teach and Travel Spain, and now the founder of Madrid Food Tour! Lauren is one of the few Spain bloggers I have had the pleasure of meeting in person, and I always look forward to emails from her blog! [...]

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Key tips for auxiliars in Spain, part 3: the apartment hunt

By on June 26, 2012 in Accommodation, How to, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain

From this…. …to this!!! Searching for apartments in Spain! Part tres of my key tips for future auxiliares de conversación in Spain! Have you checked out part 1: pre-departure and part 2: packing? Finding an apartment (piso) in Spain isn’t easy, and finding an amazing apartment is just plain difficult. In my last two years [...]

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Key tips for auxiliars, part 2: packing for Spain

By on June 20, 2012 in How to, Living in Spain, Moving to Spain, Spain, Teaching English, Uncategorized

Source Planning to move abroad? Here are my tips about packing for Spain! Part dos of my key tips for future auxiliares de conversación in Spain! Have you checked out part 1: pre-departure? Well, the time has come! Are you ready to jump? Make a leap of faith? Leave your old life behind and try [...]

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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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Top 10 Tips for Moving to Spain

Top 10 Tips for Moving to Spain

By on January 13, 2012 in Uncategorized

Thinking about moving to Spain? Check out this sponsored post from Armishaws, one of the UK’s leading removals firms with 10 tips to help you make it happen. Mijas, a quaint mountaintop village overlooking the Mediterranean Top 10 Tips for Moving to Spain 1. British families who move to Spain with school-age or pre-school children [...]

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