Finding an apartment in Madrid can be one of the biggest headaches when you first arrive here. Not only is everyone AND their mother also looking for an apartment at the same time (putting you into a cut-throat competition…don’t be surprised if you get asked back for a second interview. Cut throat, people!), but there […]
Hello, hello! It has been quite awhile since I’ve said anything regarding my Spanish citizenship, but that’s because it’s been FOREVER since I’ve heard anything. If you’ve been following along on this journey, you know I have been applying for Spanish citizenship due to my family’s Sephardic heritage under the law that was enacted 3 […]
Wow, what a weekend! I know I am writing this on Tuesday, but I just couldn’t get it together yesterday to write so here I am, sharing a day late. Anyway, hello friends! How was your weekend? It’s weirdly cold here in a Madrid (WHYYYYY!!!!), but I still had a super good weekend. Lots of […]
Dating and relationships can be tricky just about anywhere and anytime, but they can be especially tricky when yo are dating someone that is from a different culture than your own. You may have different customs, expect different things, eat different food, and the list goes on. Luis and I have been dating for a couple […]
Hello friends! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend with family and friends, and I hope you were able to eat copious amounts of hamburgers, hotdogs and grilled corn. I, on the other hand, didn’t really do anything to celebrate Memorial Day in Madrid… except host a Memorial Day […]
La Musa de Espronceda is a bar in Madrid that, even if you are looking for it, you will literally walk right past it. It has a dark exterior with dark windows that make it look closed, even if it’s open, but if you do head inside of La Musa de Espronceda, what you will […]
Hello friends and happy FRIYAY!! There have been quite a few things I’ve been really loving lately that I wanted to share with the etherwebs. I would love to be one of those bloggers that can do this each week, but I either don’t consume enough fun stuff OR my life is just too monotonous, […]
If you’re looking for a quick and healthy salad in Madrid, I have the place for you! Petit Appetit is a great spot for fast salads or grain bowls, and they’re all made to order, so you get to be in charge. It’s Salad Works meets Whole Foods hot bar. Luis and I went there […]
Hello! I have been trying to jump on here, but things have been busy with my Mama here in Madrid! It has been so, so good having my mom here- I love having someone so special to eat with, hang out with, and…sleep on the floor next to (haahaha…). It makes me sad to think […]
In the three years that I have lived in Europe, there have only been two cities that have made me think “I need to come back and see more of this place”- Paris and London. And now…Rome. My weekend in Rome was absolutely incredible and I am 100% sure that it was so great because […]