I somehow entirely forgot I had even started a blog, and yes, that is a bad sign. Hopefully I don’t forget all together. I guess it is because I am working in an office writing all day so I refuse to write outside of office hours…ha! Brunch in the Park was super cool except we… Read more

So this week has been a little up and down but overall I’ve done a fair few nice things! I tried pole dancing (questionable, I know) but honestly I really enjoyed myself and met some friendly Spanish girls. Today we went charity shopping and up the Faro de Moncloa (viewing tower). Tomorrow, Sara Mayor and… Read more

So, I have left a week long interval between this and my last blog. Mainly because I actually forgot to write all together and secondly because, as things are moving on, I have not much to recount. Work is fine, I am still very happy there and I love being able to research all day.… Read more

I wasn’t sure what to title this one. This is a rather odd reflection today but I have come to the unusual realisation that I feel like I am becoming acostumbrada a life here in Madrid and that makes me feel rather on edge. I feel like it’s okay to feel a bit unsettled but… Read more

So far this week things have been up and down. Went to a beautiful lido on Sunday with my main Spanish gal, Sara Mayor, and since then I have contracted the symptoms of the common cold. So for interesting events, they have been very few and far between given my minor, yet wearing, illness. I… Read more

So it feels like it may have possibly been the longest week of my life but I have done so much. The end of this week I feel like I’ve started the process of settling into la vida loca which for me is going to bed past the round time of 11pm. I’ve visited a… Read more

First days are always a bit of a guessing game, I’ve had a lot of first days this week. First day leaving Jamie, my bf, first day living in Spain, first day sleeping in a house of strangers from around the continent, first day at a new job. It has taken me a while to… Read more

A little premature yes, but I have created this page in anticipation of having a Year Abroad experience with enough excitement that will actually make this blog worth while. I have never written a blog, or for that matter, actually anything apart from what is required of a student. So, lets see how this goes.… Read more