The Future’s So Bright…
Who’s got two thumbs and is moving to the gorgeous city below next year? THIS GUY. Way back in February I applied to do another year of teaching in Spain, requesting to move to...
Travel blogger. Budget backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 22, 2012 · Last modified March 6, 2015
Who’s got two thumbs and is moving to the gorgeous city below next year? THIS GUY. Way back in February I applied to do another year of teaching in Spain, requesting to move to...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 30, 2012 · Last modified May 9, 2019
Another year, another batch of hopeful auxiliares de conversación/North American Language and Culture Assistants anxiously awaiting their placements. I’ve been there, and, as a renewal, I’m there again. I understand the anxiety, the stress,...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published March 19, 2012 · Last modified March 6, 2015
I haven’t been as faithful to this blog recently as I would like to be, distracted by that thing called real life. I know, who chooses real life over the internet? But things are...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published February 14, 2012 · Last modified March 6, 2015
Valentine’s Day is all about love, and not just the romantic kind, so I want to wish all of you wonderful people a very happy Valentine’s Day! My life is so full of love,...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published February 1, 2012 · Last modified March 6, 2015
Though I still have 4.5 months left of this stint in Spain, the ever-present question, of course, is what comes next? And the answer is most likely another year of teaching English in Spain!...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published December 22, 2011 · Last modified March 6, 2015
Weaving your way through seemingly millions of people getting their Christmas shopping on in El Centro Shelves and shelves in every grocery store full of turrones, mazapanes, mantecados, and other Christmas sweets Endless belén...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published November 27, 2011 · Last modified March 6, 2015
Por supuesto, Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in Spain. And I’m okay with that, really. Thanksgiving is nice, but it’s never been one of my favorite holidays. Maybe because I’m not a huge fan of any...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published November 17, 2011 · Last modified July 26, 2020
When you’re only working 12 hours a week, even when you have a super long commute, well, you have plenty of free time. Between traveling, going out with friends, watching way too much illegally-downloaded...