Schools in Spain: What to Expect When Teaching Abroad

If you've decided to teach in schools in Spain, you might not know what to expect. You'll never know until you try. But this post may help you prepare.

If you’ve decided to teach English abroad in Spain, you might be wondering what the schools in Spain are like. If you’ve never taught in a school before, you might not have a clue what to expect. If you have taught in a school before, you may be expecting something completely different. Or maybe it’s exactly what you are expecting. You’ll never know until you try, but maybe I can help ease some uncertainties and anxiety by talking about what it’s like to teach in the schools in Spain.

Discovering the White Villages of Andalusia

I’ve noticed that when people tell me they’re traveling to Spain, it usually includes only a Madrid or Barcelona trip. While big cities are great, they don’t capture the essence of Spain. I’m here to entice you to either skip or add on to a trip to the big cities and discover the white villages of Andalusia.

23 Places in the World from a Birds-Eye View

Lately, I’ve been leaning towards posting cityscapes or faraway views on my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages, so I started thinking: How many pictures do I have of cities from above or afar? In most of my travels, I get sucked in by the tallest spot in town and have to climb it to get Read More…

9 Best Travel Moments of 2015

I can’t do a worst travel moments post without doing a best travel moments post! So maybe we had a few rough patches while traveling Europe in 2015, but the good times definitely outweighed the bad. 1. Seeing the Northern Lights and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland This has been on my bucket list forever Read More…

9 Worst Travel Moments of 2015

As 2015 came to an end, I kept seeing the #2015bestnine on Instagram and spent quite some time trying to figure out how to get my best nine. I decided to post about my nine worst travel moments of 2015. I wish travel could be all flowers and rainbows all the time, but it’s just not Read More…

11 Things in Spain That Aren’t Common in the U.S.

Life in Spain is starting to feel a little like a dream. Waking up to shouts of “vengaaaa!!” and a beautiful mountainous backdrop is now only something I dream about. It helps to know that I appreciated my time there and didn’t take it for granted. Every day, I think back to this time last Read More…

6 Unexpected and Surprising Things I Learned While Living in Spain

I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I moved to Spain for the first time. I was an open book, ready for anything. Or so I thought. When I finally arrived, I realized I had no idea what was awaiting me. 1. “Friendly” takes on a new meaning. I thought I knew what “friendly” Read More…

Some of My More Interesting Travel Stories

Today, someone said to me: “Tell me something interesting about yourself.” The first thing that came to my mind was, “I’m just an average girl doing average things that make me happy, with not much special about myself.” Living in Spain I guess some people might think moving to a small white village on top of Read More…