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As I’m writing this post, I should definitely be working on my 20-page research paper due Thursday (about art of the Spanish Civil War! see how Spain pervades my life?), but odds are that...
Travel blogger. Budget backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
As I’m writing this post, I should definitely be working on my 20-page research paper due Thursday (about art of the Spanish Civil War! see how Spain pervades my life?), but odds are that...
A few days ago, a series of protests throughout Spain broke out, and it’s become a phenomenon sweeping the nation. Upset that, among other complaints, politicians don’t take the people’s needs into account, Spain’s...
Auxiliares de Conversación / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 6, 2011 · Last modified March 8, 2021
I’m growing increasingly impatient about getting my placement letter! I just want to know what city I’ll be in already so I can decide for sure if I’m going! Many future Auxiliares have been...
I may not be flying around Europe almost every weekend like I did when I was in Spain last year, but I still get to fulfill my wanderlust. Since I got back from Spain:...
Auxiliares de Conversación / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 13, 2011 · Last modified March 8, 2021
Hello hello! Welcome to my new Spain blog! I studied abroad in Madrid last year and kept up La Vida Madrileña, but now that I may be going back for more amazing Spain adventures,...
Imported from La Vida Madrileña
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published March 29, 2011 · Last modified March 8, 2021
As I look forward to my next adventure in Europe (I’ll do a more detailed post later, but, long story short, I was admitted to that program in Spain I previously mentioned, placed in...
Auxiliares de Conversación / Imported from La Vida Madrileña
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published November 11, 2010 · Last modified March 8, 2021
I graduate from UCLA in seven months, and that’s a crazy thought. But while it’s rather scary, it’s also incredibly exciting because I plan to spend some time living abroad before I jump into...
Imported from La Vida Madrileña
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published August 1, 2010 · Last modified January 21, 2024
As the only significance of the age 21 in Spain is that you no longer get the youth rate on your Madrid monthly metro pass (and, actually, that cutoff was just changed anyway), my...