When you come to Madrid as an Auxiliar, you will most likely arrive mid-September and then begin work early October and THEN not get paid until mid November. That’s a long time to be #poor, #homeless, and…#poor..again. SO what can you expect to pay during your first few weeks as an auxiliar? Read below! This […]
San Sebastian Weekend.
I went on my first vacation from the vacation this weekend! Annie and I headed to San Sebastián, which is in the north of Spain (Basque Country), borders Portugal and is on the Atlantic Ocean….except it does NOT look like Atlantic City. The water is…not brown. I am actually typing the skeleton of this post […]
The Great Relaxer Hunt.
Good morning friends! I am blogging from school since I actually have a bit of a long break today (1.5 hours). Yesterday the principle realized that my schedule on Tuesdays and Wednesdays is incorrect and instead of being here from 9:20-1:20, I should be here from 10:20-2:20. Actually, on Wednesdays, instead of coming to their […]
So Many Updates.
Happy, happy, happy, HAPPY FRIDAY! This week has literally flown by. But at the same time, last Friday feels like a month ago. In certain ways, I feel like I am getting into a certain groove here, getting into a routine and figuring out how to navigate this city fairly easily. But then on other […]
Lately in Spain.
Gooooood Morning, Sunshines! Here I am, once again, blogging from a cafe near my house. It’s called Martina Cocina and it has the perfect touristy-local vibe. Also their wifi is strong and they give these little butter cookies with their coffee. Doesn’t it look warm and inviting? I tried to get up early (and failed-ish. […]
Things I Should Have Packed
How do you pack to move to another country? How do you know what to bring? I knew that since I was moving to Europe, I would realistically be able to FIND anything that I didn’t bring from home. This is no 3rd world country, by any means. But there are a number of things […]
Run Retiro, Run
Good Morning/Afternoon! I am live blogging from a little coffee shop in Lavapies! I needed to get out of the house- it’s small and quite dark and I think my host mom has a mild case of the hoardies. But she is super nice, so that’s all that matters 🙂 Besides going to get dinner […]
My New Foster Home and Some Life Lessons.
Like I said a couple of days ago, since we were evicted from the hotel (really our stay just ended), I am staying with a host family for the next week while I continue to sniff out an apartment.Eviction via Instagram. The outside of my foster home. It was only 95Euro for the week (to […]
Homeless with Peanut Butter.
It’s funny to think about when we got here (a week ago?! It feels like a month) people would sit around chatting about how “they are going to live in La Latina” or “want a cute flat with a nice balcony in the room”…me. And now you look around in you see people pulling their […]
How the Housing Search is Going and My First Time in a Club with 6 Floors.
ndfobr0th-4h-9dcjkndjgrhg-9ugihfhkbdfbfd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like that, but with a few screams, some hair pulling, and tears. Frustrating doesn’t even begin to describe this entire process. It’s not even that I am having absolutely no luck finding a place to live, but more the fact that we are given the impression that it’s “easy”, “totally doable” and “not […]