Five Things You Didn’t Know About Filing Your Taxes as an Expat in Spain
If life abroad weren’t complicated enough, filing taxes from abroad becomes even more complicated. As he drove me to the airport in 2007 for a year in Spain, my dad…
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…
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…
Resources for Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Rape Victims in Spain
Updated in April 2026 at the release of Netflix's documentary, The Predator of Seville. Hitting Number 1 in True Crime almost immediately, the three-part series explores allegations from several women…
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,…
What Every Expat in Spain Should Know: Nine Skills to Celebrate Nine Years in Iberia
For me, moving to Spain in September 2007 was a baby step into a life abroad. I had studied abroad here, aced all but one of my college Spanish courses…