Venga, Vale, Vamos Blog

El Año Que Viene

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!...

Kirstie and Dad Take Iberia

Right before Thanksgiving, I was thrilled to have my dad pay me a visit in Spain. Though he only had three days here (days that I had work), we managed to squeeze in quite...

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So, let me just say, Christmas break in California was amazing. I celebrated my favorite holiday with loved ones, got to soak in ridiculously glorious 86°F weather, caught up with lots of friends (and...

Christmas in Sevilla is…

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...

Home

It’s hard to believe that in 10 days, I will be on my way home to California for the holidays. This first part of the year flew by. I’m incredibly excited to go home,...

#EBE11

Spain is one of the great loves of my life, but I have another deep love as well, the Internet, which I’m planning to make my career once I return to the grand ole...

My New Home

I couldn’t believe my luck when I ended up loving — and moving into — the first apartment I saw in Sevilla, but a week later, my luck changed. My roommate informed me that...