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Coming home may sound exciting, but here is what travellers DON'T tell you about returning back to their home country and back to their "normal" lives. -- The Quirky Pineapple

Coming Home: What Travellers Don’t Tell You

After being abroad for two years, a lot of people would think that MAYBE it’s time to go home and get back into “real life”. It’s true that after two years working as an English and Culture Assistant through the Spanish government, the novelty of the idea has worn off….

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Stop Asking When I’m Going To Join The “Adult World”

I think a lot of people view what I’m doing abroad as a huge “vacation”, a giant long trip to Europe, or may even romanticize the idea of living abroad and being abroad. I know that before I moved over here, I definitely romanticized the idea that I’d be taking…

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Fighting Loneliness While Abroad

Let’s get to the honest truth about living abroad, shall we? I may talk about how wonderful living abroad is, how plentiful my opportunities to travel are, or how fun it is to live in a different language and a different culture. Not to mention, my 12 hour/four day work…

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5 Things Every Woman Needs In Her Bag In Spain

A woman’s purse is, honestly, like a secret-never-ending cave. You could keep reaching in there, and reaching in there, and find a plethora of knick knacks and “just incase” items! Think, Mary Poppins and her magic bag… well, I’d say that some women’s bags are something similar to that. This is…

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My Secret for World Domination

Wow, y’all must really mean something to me if I’m letting you in on my secret for WORLD DOMINATION. Seriously, is this relationship getting that serious? Where are my flowers and chocolates? Just kidding, I’m much more fond of plane tickets, souvenirs, and post cards with a handwritten note on…

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