Santander, Bilbao, & San Sebastián
In case you weren’t aware, I’m back in California, where I’ve been for four weeks now. As much as I adored Spain, I’m not missing it yet because I’m still excited to be back,...
Travel blogger. Budget backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published July 28, 2010 · Last modified January 21, 2024
In case you weren’t aware, I’m back in California, where I’ve been for four weeks now. As much as I adored Spain, I’m not missing it yet because I’m still excited to be back,...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published June 28, 2010 · Last modified January 21, 2024
I’m sure I’ll think of a million more items to add to this list, but, for now, some of the things I’ll miss most about this place: Feelings triumphant when I speak Spanish well...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published June 28, 2010 · Last modified January 21, 2024
I’m so unbelievably close to the end of Spain, and I can’t really wrap my mind around that fact. Maybe it’s because I spent two weeks in California for Christmas and then came back,...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published June 14, 2010 · Last modified March 8, 2021
I said a few posts ago that one of the reasons I wanted to be in Spain in the spring was Semana Santa. Another was Sevilla’s Feria de Abril, the city’s major spring fair...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published June 1, 2010 · Last modified January 22, 2024
One of the biggest reasons I wanted to be in Spain in the spring and therefore chose to spend an entire school year here was Semana Santa, Holy Week. Spain is very Catholic and...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published June 1, 2010 · Last modified April 10, 2013
While my first semester in Spain involved a lot of traveling to foreign countries, my second semester has been characterized by travel throughout Spain. My second trip of the semester was to Valencia to...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 31, 2010 · Last modified April 10, 2013
I guess technically my next trip after Paris was home to California, which was fantastic, but since that’s not as fun to read about as my European adventures, I’ll continue with Barcelona. Robin, Jessica...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 29, 2010 · Last modified January 21, 2024
Yesterday was my last day of classes in Spain, and though I still have two final projects and three exams before I’m done with the school year, I can feel things coming to an...