Thoughts
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6 Hard Truths About Life As An Expat
The term “expat” is short for “expatriate”, someone that has moved from their native country to another country permanently or for an extended period of time — thank you dictionary.com. It seems like these days everybody is some sort of “content creator” or “digital nomad”, which allows them to hop from one country to the next while working online and becoming expats wherever they choose. They post these beautiful photos that fill your Instagram feed with gorgeous Mediterranean sunsets from an infinity pool and captions along the lines of “Today’s work views! #digitalnomadlife”. We’ve all seen it and we’ve all envied it. But as we know, life isn’t always what…
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5 Things I Learned After A Year of Living Abroad
One year ago today I quit my job, sold all my things, packed my bags, kissed my loved ones goodbye, and hopped on a plane from New York to Barcelona. It’s hard to believe that I have been living abroad for a year now, but that is why I decided to embark on this journey 365 days ago… because life goes by so fast even when time feels like it is moving so slow. There have been a lot of ups and downs. A lot of calling my mom and crying. A lot of asking the question “What the f*** am I doing here?”, without being able to provide the…
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Why I Quit My Job and Moved Abroad
If you told me a year ago that today I would be sitting on the patio of my apartment in Barcelona, peacefully sipping a coffee on a Tuesday morning while writing this blog post before I teach for the day, I simply would have laughed and likely gone back to anxiously responding to a work email on my phone. My current reality would not have been imaginable to me then and it is still hard for me to believe where I was a year ago and where I am in my life now. So how did I get to where I am today? Good question. It’s taken me a long…
