Category Archives: spain

Lessons from a month abroad

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I arrived back home yesterday afternoon. I did not expect to get giddy while walking through Immigration, or getting on the subway, or putting my key in the door, but all those things reminded me that I’m coming home. And … Continue reading →

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Flamenco changed my life

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

I came to Spain to learn Spanish, eat Paella, see some Gaudi, and drink Sangria. I did not plan to see Flamenco. I thought is would be really cheesy. Women in frilly, red dresses dancing around and snapping to over-enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Work Ethic

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

I’m sorry for not posting for so long. I’m in Barcelona with my boyfriend, so you know, not hangin’ around the computer much. But I did feel guilty not posting. Since I’m unemployed, blogging kind of feels like a mini … Continue reading →

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The little Piper who couldn´t

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

There are some great street musicians here. But I´m not going to write about them. I´m going to tell you about the worst street musician I´ve ever seen. I´ve nicknamed him Paco. Paco plays the recorder. He wears brown tights … Continue reading →

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Getting over fear

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

A wise man once said, (I´m paraphrasing here) ¨If you´re afraid of being poor, walk around for a day in threadbare clothes and only drink water and eat a crust of bread. At the end, say to yourself, is this … Continue reading →

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The importance of being vulnerable

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

You can decide how a conversation will go. Seems obvious, but as a recovering introvert, I have slowly realized this fact. I never thought I had the power to control a conversation, I usually just add on to a subject … Continue reading →

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Why learn another language?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Learning another language makes you a better person. Here´s why: Years ago when I was living in Mozambique with Gerome, from France, and Flavia, from Brazil, we tried an experiment. We each spoke in our native tongue and then afterward … Continue reading →

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Nightlife in Salamanca

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

I went to a restaurant for dinner at 10pm. It was completely empty and I thought I had missed dinner time. Wrong. People didn´t start coming in for dinner until 11. And these were families with young children. I can´t … Continue reading →

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Dancing in Salamanca

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Well, I landed safely in Salamanca. I slept through the entire first day because I wasn´t able to sleep on the plane at all- I was sitting in the aisle seat next to an ancient couple who needed to go … Continue reading →

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