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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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How to Become a Meddeas Language Assistant
So you reviewed all of the different language assistant programs that Spain has to offer and like me, you found that the Meddeas program was the best for you. Now you just shoot them an email that you’d like to join their program, kick back, relax and book your flight to Spain – yea? Not exactly. Meddeas has been around for a while and is one of the tougher programs to be accepted to. They also have one of the most in-depth application processes (if not the most in-depth, as I have applied to quite a few of the language assistant programs), which can be both daunting and nerve-racking at…
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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…