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Guess who's back again with another year abroad post? Yep, you guessed it. It's been over two months since I moved to Spain now and quite honestly, it has felt more like two years. I went home last month for a couple of days and for a while, I was absolutely fine, seeing friends, going… Continue reading Year Abroad / Overcoming homesickness
After a long and hard wait, The xx have finally returned. Following Jamie xx's success in 2015 with his debut album, In Colour, it comes as no surprise that the band are back and better than ever with their new single, 'Hold On'. The single is the first track lifted from their new album, I See… Continue reading Single Review / Hold On – The xx
Alright folks, it’s that time of year again. The countdown to Christmas has finally begun (hurrah!) and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for a bit of Michael Bublé. Now I’ll be honest. As a massive Bublé fan, the whole ‘he only shows his face at Christmas’ thing gets old, and fast. This… Continue reading Album Review / Nobody But Me – Michael Bublé
What better way to mark my being in Spain for a while than with a visit from my family? My mom obviously saw the city for a couple of days when she came out with me when I moved to make sure I settled in, but my dad and brother only had a few phone… Continue reading Year Abroad / The Sutherlands take Zaragoza
Hola mis cariños, hope you're all well. Last week saw me take a trip home to the UK for a few days... I've been in Zaragoza for over a month or so now, and at this time of year there is an annual festival to honour the Virgen del Pilar (the Virgin Mary of the Pillar).… Continue reading Year Abroad / A surprise trip
With a new month comes a new blog post... hola! I've been in Spain for almost a month now and since my last post I've managed to go on my first (and second) night out, register for classes at university, make plans for friends to visit and even make some new friends too. It's honestly… Continue reading Year Abroad / Adjusting to new things
Hola todos! Let the year abroad blogging commence. It's official: I've been in Zaragoza for a week now. A WEEK. It seems time really does fly when you're having fun/panicking over living in a foreign country/being a tourist in your new home town. I won't lie, I was absolutely petrified about moving here and ended… Continue reading Year Abroad / Surviving my first week
I was up late one night recently contemplating my move to Spain and ended up making a list of all the things that popped in to my head that I am going to miss when I actually go. Prepare yourselves, folks: (In no particular order, of course) My (now old) job and the wonderful people… Continue reading Year Abroad / Feeling sentimental about home
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