Ten Mistakes New Language Assistants Make (and how to avoid them)
My Spanish now-husband couldn’t help but laugh when I looked, puzzled, at our new coffee maker. I was jetlagged, yes, but also coming off six weeks of straight drip machine…
Big news: I bought a house in Spain!
I have a new hell. The foreigner's office has been officially replaced with a new place that wants to make me rip my hair out: IKEA. You see, I bought…
Seville Snapshots: PINC, Seville’s Networking Group for English-speaking Professionals
How many times have you said to a friend, 'You really have to meet Pepa [or María, or Julie, or whoever]?' As the resident fair godmother of guiris in Seville,…
The Guiri Complex (Or, Why I Can’t Have It All)
The other day, Seville was held hostage by light rain. I did a bit of puddle jumping, nearly taking out morning shoppers and walkers with my umbrella as I ran…
Preguntas Ardientes: Is an International Bank Account Right for Me?
I get loads of questions from you guys about moving to Spain and settling in, how to handle money and how to learn Spanish (and what to eat, duh). Up…
Six Years in Spain – Six Posts You Can’t Miss
Six years ago, my 90-day student visa was cancelled as I stepped off the plane in Madrid's Barajas airport. Happy Spaniversary to me! Somehow, in the span of six years,…