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Celebrating Carnival in Northern Spain
03/03/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
Did Someone Say Carnival? Carnival, or here, carnaval. A time of extremes, crazy costumes, drinking, and partying. It is the celebration of…
Trying to Recapture the Magic from the Beginning
02/21/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
Oh, the magic. It’s a common rule of life. You jump into something new feet first and it’s thrilling, frightening, full of things that trip…
“Kids Say the Darndest Things”
02/15/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
And Spanish kids, even more so. Many years ago, when I was still in school at Longwood University, I declared my major- English. And every…
A Walk Through Evening in Northern Spain
02/07/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
The weather this past week has been crazy. Pouring showers of rain, warm temps paired with icy, roaring winds. Even today. Today was cold…
5 Things to Remember in Your 20's
01/31/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
And How These Things Are Just a Little Cliché Today while waiting for the bus (my normal weekly ritual where I’m either ten minutes early or…
A Weekend Trip to Bilbao, Spain
01/25/2017 / Kate Reilly / Travel
Bilbao. One of the top destinations in Northern Spain. Unlike the south of Spain, the North only has a handful of big cities that tend to…
A Trip to the Grocery Store in Spain
01/18/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
When You Get Caught Off-Guard at the Grocery Store I’ve been meaning to write about the differences between American grocery stores and…
Four Months Come and Gone Teaching in Spain
01/16/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
As of January 9th, I have been here in Spain for four months (minus of course my two weeks home in the states for the holidays.) We again…
Applying for the Auxiliares de Conversación Programa in Spain
01/13/2017 / Kate Reilly / Lifestyle
My Experience and A Few Questions Answered In light of the application process recently opening back up for the program I am doing in Spain…