That time I moved to France and didn’t blog about it: preparing to move abroad during a pandemic

2020 will be the year that the world stopped for so many. But for me, it's the year I got to live in France. France was a lovely little séjour,…

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Lost and Found in Spain: Susan Solomont talks her book about being an ambassador’s wife abroad

Serendipity. A random occurrence of events that happens casually or unexpectedly. Not that my run-ins with Spanish bureaucrats have been serendipitous, but as I looked back on 12 years of…

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Parenting in Spain: the differences between raising children in Spain and the USA

Updated in May 2026, as the child mentioned below approached double digits. The 48 hours I spent in the hospital post-birth were a bit of a blur. Between doctors and…

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How to stay in Spain legally as an American and other frequently asked questions to a US expat in Spain

Updated November 2025 - but written from a 2018 perspective   I have lived in Spain for eleven years - we are now in the double digits. The only things…

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Guiri 101: A Guide to the -erías

Lisa's skype call was full of nervous questions about what to pack and how to arrive alive to Sevilla. I'd be about to take the DELE when her train arrived,…

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The Guiri Guide to Having a Baby in Spain: Fourth Trimester

It's just before 4am and my body wakes me up slowly. The baby, in his Pack n' Play next to my bed, is stirring, too. Like clockwork, he's still doing…

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