Teaching Arabic at Florida State University: Part Twoby Leesa Truesdell Last I saw Wasan was while she was teaching her students Arabic at around 11:00 am on a Thursday morning. The class was attentive, engaged, and speaking Arabic! Since then, Spring […]
Coffee con Leche: Stop Staring at My ThermosCoffee con Leche: Stop staring at my thermos! So, just before I moved to Spain from the USA, I was a full-time high school teacher, master’s student, and basketball/softball coach. Needless to say, […]
Living Through a Different LensHello all! My name is Justin and I am currently living in Madrid, Spain and working as an English teacher at a primary school. I love my job and everything about Spain and, being almost 30, I can’t […]
Ellen Hietsch: Summer Update From BerkeleyEllen’s Summer Update From Berkeley by Emma Schultz After a year in Madrid full of surprises, twists, and turns, Ellen is back in the U.S. for the summer season. We checked in with her to see […]
Coffee con Leche: 5 Reasons Why Expats Move AbroadWhy Expats Move Abroad by Bebe Bakhtiar We all have it at one point. That little voice in our heads that started out as a raspy whisper saying, “Just move. You can do it.” Some of us immediately […]
Dinner in a Basement and Exploring MontmartreDinner in a Basement and Montmartre by Cassidy Kearney Be sure to check out my last article, where I took an underground train into Paris! After a bit of time exploring Paris, Dounia and I joined […]
The Next Chapter: Life After SpainNext Steps: Life After Spain by Justin Hughes-Coleman “Cada uno escribe su destino con sus actos y no tienes que dejar que los demás te lo escriban .” -Spanish Proverb I have been taking notes […]
What I Know Now About Safety Abroadby Ellen Hietsch The Worst-Case Scenario Playbook: Mugging I nearly didn’t go out on the night I was mugged. I’d been sick with Madrid’s latest language assistant bug for a full week longer than my […]
Travel Tales: Black Dog CafeBlack Dog Cafe I loved Tallahassee, even with that inescapable, awful, and sticky heat. It’s been a year and a half since I left. When I close my eyes and think about my stay, I smile. I learned a […]
Americans Living in Madrid: ¿Quieres ser mi amigo?by Samantha LoDuca So, one of the biggest complaints that I have heard from Americans living in Madrid is how difficult it is to make Spanish friends. Honestly, this statement surprised me the first […]