The Practical Belonging Test: Healthcare Cards, School Forms, and the Queue That Broke Me
You can live somewhere for weeks and still be a visitor. You can know where ...
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A Term in Spain: The Spreadsheet, the Silence, and the Bit Where It Gets Real
We said we wouldn’t decide on a Friday. That was the rule. Nothing that changes ...
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The Locals We’ve Met (After Leaving, and Coming Back)
The last time I wrote, we were on a flight back to Devon. That part ...
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The Return Flight and the Re-Entry Shock
We left before dawn. Still warm in Dénia. Marta packed sandwiches again. The taxi was ...
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A School Week In Spain — Just a Trial, Right?
We said it out loud in the car so we wouldn’t wriggle out of it: ...
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The Art of Not Decorating: Our Half-Finished Spanish Home
There’s a single exposed lightbulb hanging from the ceiling in the hallway. It’s been there ...
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Home Office in Dénia: Wi-Fi, Shade, and Squealing Kids
Working from Spain sounds lovely when you say it out loud. “Just bringing the laptop ...
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Why the Courgettes Keep Appearing on the Doorstep
It started with just one. A single courgette, in a crumpled Lidl bag, left quietly ...
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Living Like Locals: The Great Spain vs England Life Swap
Marta here. Let’s get straight to it: living in Spain is basically like taking your ...
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Food, Glorious Food: Markets, Tentacles, and Bryan’s Mild Panic
Marta here. We need to talk about food. Because honestly? I think this is becoming ...
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