Good morning and Happy Monday! I am writing to you in real time, meaning it’s Monday morning and I am coming down from one of those Really Good Weekend Highs. It was the perfect blend of friend time, Luis time, exercise time (I need it to stay sane), and a lot of food. I’m already […]
Hi friends! Comin’ at ya a little late this week since I feel like I have been running around with my head cut off! “Why do you feel like that Tamara? You barely even work!”. Yes, that is true, but I have a lot of things I do that I don’t get paid for that keep […]
Hello from Madrid!!! If you haven´t figured it out from the title of this post, then I will tell you now: I am in MADRID! That’s right, I am here earlier than anticipated (I wasn’t supposed to arrive until tomorrow morning), but the stars completely aligned (seriously, I don’t know how I got so lucky) […]
After arriving in Madrid, you will notice that your visa is actually only good for 90 days and you’re thinking, “but wait! I will be here the whole year! What do I do?!” The answer is that you need to get a TIE or a tarjeta de identidad extranjera, which is basically your foreign identity card and […]
There is so much to do, see, and eat while in Madrid, many of which are the typical tourist things you’ve already heard (visit Plaza Mayor and Sol, walk on Gran Via). You know, the usual must-sees. This is going to be a list of what you should do in Madrid, but they are things […]
In the last 3 years here in Madrid, I have belonged to 2 different gyms, but have visited multiple gyms and have compared what various gyms have to offer. I’ve been somewhat of a gym rat my whole life, so I knew that I wanted to find a gym here so I could keep up […]
I remember before moving to Madrid, I would google search things like “best neighborhoods in Madrid” or “where to live in Madrid” and then I would get all anxious and panicky because everyone and their excited mother would post on the auxiliar Facebook page that “they were looking for a roommate/ roommates to share a […]
Hey there! I’m a little sad that it’s already Monday, but that’s only because this weekend was quite good- the classic weekend in Madrid in August. It was the perfect blend of seeing friends, doing fun things, working out, and getting stuff done. As soon as this post gets published, I’m actually going to be […]
If you’ve ever been in Madrid during August, you are familiar with the feeling of your thighs being so damp with sweat that they can’t even rub together and that your back is constantly dripping sweat even though you’re not moving. Fun stuff, I know. So, if you haven’t caught on- Madrid in August is […]
Hi friends (and fam!) Long time no talk! Like I said in my last post, I have a new job that, while it isn’t all that hard, it keeps me out for much of the day and then when I get home, I have a ton of thigs to catch up on. Plus, I have […]