What I Know Now: Meet BriWhat I Know Now: I met Bri on a Sunday afternoon in an area of Madrid to which I had never been called Tirso de Madrid. I was excited to meet her because I have followed her on social media but had […]
Learning to Live in Bocairent, Spainby Ryan Gomez When I first made the decision to leave the United States and teach abroad, I envisioned living in one of Spain’s many major cities: Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid, or Sevilla. I would leave […]
Teaching Abroad in Madrid, Spain: Alex Warhallby Ellen Hietsch Meeting Alex my first week in Madrid set the stage for an exciting year. After missing the last metro of the night, we navigated back to our hotel together, only breaking from the […]
Settling in After Moving Abroad to Teachby Ryan Gomez Without a doubt, the process of getting “settled-in” to my little town was the most stressful portion of my entire experience teaching abroad. Relocating to another country when you […]
Coffee con Leche: ¡Estás en España! ¡Habla español!¡Estás en España! ¡Habla español! by Bebe Bakhtiar You know when something plays over and over in a loop in your head? I recently experienced this while I was shopping one day. I heard an elderly […]
Studies Abroad in Madrid, Spainby Leesa Truesdell Erin decided to follow her dreams and move back to Europe. She studied abroad for a semester in Spain and realized it was time to give it another go. She and a friend decided to […]
Travel Tales: Independence Day in Medellin, ColombiaTravel Tale: Independence Day by Leesa Truesdell It was Summer 2015. I was packing for my first summer abroad where I would be doing an internship to complete my master’s degree. It was July […]
Transcend into Travelingby Carlos Balbuena I heard that immortality is boring, although I don’t remember where I heard that. All I know is that I don’t agree with that sentence. I think the problem with immortality, at […]
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 […]
Cafés Are Much More Than Coffeeby Ellen Hietsch What is the defining feature of a Madrid café? Trick question, they charm their admirers with their personality instead of their looks. Maybe it’s something about their facade, say a […]