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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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Why I Renewed For A 2nd Year In The Auxiliar Program

Living abroad may not be as hip and glamorous as influencers make it look, but it will definitely teach you one (or two) things about yourself. Here’s what a year in Spain has taught me. If this is your first time stumbling on my blog, you may have the slightest…

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Halloween in Spain 2015

Halloween is a holiday, mostly celebrated in the United States, but is now becoming more and more popular around countries all over the world! This is my second year celebrating Halloween overseas, and this year’s celebrations were by far one of my favorites! (: Last year, Tim and I, decided…

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8 FREE Things to do in Washington, D.C.

Oh, Washington, D.C., you are a gift and a curse. It’s a blessing to live so close to the nation’s capital, and it’s also a curse once 3 o’ clock rolls around and you’ve been sitting in your car for two hours, dealing with Northern Virginia traffic. Growing up in…

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7 Things I Took for Granted in America

The saying goes: “You don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone”. Oh, and how true this is! I compiled a list of the seven things I took for granted in America. Sure, some of them may be silly… but when you randomly have moments of missing home, these definitely…

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