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How To Find Apartments In Spain
Your flight is booked, your bags are packed, and you are counting down the days until you land in Spain! There is just one minor detail that you now need to stress over, where are you going to live? Whether you are looking to rent a whole apartment or an individual room, don’t fret — you have options! Many people want to have their accommodation booked before they land in order to have some peace of mind. However, I urge you not to book anything long-term before you arrive at your destination in Spain. Simply book an Airbnb for 2 weeks in order to settle into your new home and…
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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…