When we’re far from home or settling into a new one, having a dog can really make all the difference in that adjustment. They don’t call them, “man’s best friend,” for nothing! But you may be surprised to learn that in Spain, being a dog owner isn’t
Emily Woerfel
As an expat moving to Spain for the first time, there are many things you know you need to be on top of. Everything from first figuring out if you qualify for permanent Spanish residency to researching how to buy a home in Spain, and, if you’re a
As children grow, so do their needs in certain areas. This is especially true when it comes to their dental care and oral health. When they’re babies parents anxiously await those first teeth to pop through, but as they get older, we soon realize
As a mom of a two-and-a-half-year-old and an educator for over a decade, I can vouch for the fact that getting kids to care about their dental health is a stretch at best, and at worst it is fighting (literal) tooth and nail to pry your way into
“How expensive is a funeral” are certainly not the words anyone wants to be typing into a search engine, and even less so if they’re living abroad. Hopefully if you’ve come to this page it is not because of an immediate necessity, but rather mere
Any foreigner in Spain knows that bureaucracy is one of the only major downsides to life here. (That and the average salary in Spain tend to be the biggest shocks!) Your first weeks, months, and quite honestly, years, in Spain are filled with
Many foreigners currently living in Spain got their first taste of the lifestyle, language, and culture of the country during their time studying abroad. As an American whose life was changed by studying abroad in Spain, this is a topic very close
Giving birth under normal circumstances can be a daunting experience, but if you’re living abroad, “daunting” can feel like an understatement. As a mom to be, you just want the best for your new bundle of joy, and to be as prepared as possible. You
Most of us have been in a situation where we want to lose weight fast at some point in our lives. Maybe after the onslaught of holidays around December and January, (a season that’s even longer in Spain with the last official holiday being January
Even in my senior high school yearbook I knew that I wanted to see the world. My goal then was to be a travel photographer for National Geographic, and while that may not have panned out, seeing the world certainly did. I first came to Seville in
