Adjustment to Change and Why We Should Embrace it

For as long as I can remember, changing up my life has always been something that I have loved to do. These changes were as small as rearranging my furniture and cutting my hair; and others as drastic moving across the world. Many people say they hate change, but why Read more…

Reverse Culture Shock and Adjusting Back to the American Dream

I remember the day I left for Spain in September 2016 pretty vividly. I was alone, nervous about language barriers (despite having 8 years of Spanish classes), and already feeling somewhat homesick. I said goodbye to my parents and my best friend, Kate at the airport in Wichita, Kansas and Read more…

A Sea of Culture-Vigo, Spain Through my Eyes

I’ve currently been working on a blog post that will discuss my adjustment back to life in the United States, so obviously I have been feeling VERY nostalgic; actually, I have been feeling a lot of ways lately. I’ve been looking back through my photos of Vigo almost everyday it Read more…

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How I Survive My Flights + Hacks for Comfortable Travel

Flying is one of those things we either enjoy or we dislike it. Starting about one year ago when I started having bad flight anxiety, I tend to lean more towards the latter, although I still think it’s amazing that we have a giant aluminum tubes that can transport us Read more…

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11 Changes to Make for a Happier Life

“Find meaning. Distinguish melancholy from sadness. Go out for a walk. It doesn’t have to be a romantic walk in the park, spring at its most spectacular moment, flowers and smells and outstanding poetical imagery smoothly transferring you into another world. It doesn’t have to be a walk during which Read more…

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My Sunday Routine

“A Sunday well spent brings a week of content.” As many of my subscribers know, I am a person that swears by routines. Some of you may have already read my blog on my morning routine, but I also have created a Sunday routine for myself and I don’t think Read more…

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9 Signs You Need to Make a Change

“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free Well, Steve Maraboli said it best. The day you realize that you have complete Read more…

Mi Querida Galicia | Photo Gallery + Letter

Mi Querida, Galicia O noso primeiro ano xuntos termina ben e quero agradecerte por ser o meu lugar favorito neste mundo, meu novo fogar. Atopeite hai tres anos facendo o Camiño de Santiago e namoreime de ti dende entón. Estás chea das mellores persoas, vistas, e cultura. Sei que nos Read more…

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How to Create a Healthy and Productive Morning Routine

Follow my blog with Bloglovin It can be argued that our mornings are easily the most important part of our day. For me, how my morning goes usually determines how the rest of my day is going to pan out. During my time abroad, I have had to chance to Read more…

New Spanish Auxiliares: Here’s Your Fool Proof Guide for Surviving the Spanish “Student” Visa

Wellll, tis that time of year again and after spending my first year abroad working as an “auxiliar de conversación,” I figured I would write a post about the Spanish visa process as many of you reading this are probably seeking information on how to apply! The process appears overwhelming Read more…