32 Reasons Why I Love Spain – an open letter

Dear Spain, I know our relationship has had its ups and downs. You have your problems and I have mine. Neither of us is perfect. And I admit

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Sobriety, salespeople, and Introvert Hell in Dublin, Ireland

All day the payroll salespeople have been arriving. Both payroll people and their partners are greeted enthusiastically when they reach the hotel, then whisked off into a conference

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American Ignorance: How Much do Americans Know about Spain?

How much does your average American know about Spain? Probably very little. So are Americans all ignorant? Well, that’s a longer story, which I’ll tell here. Let me

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Revisiting the Great Recession, or: how to waste your youth in a country in crisis

What’s shakin, y’all? I recently got back from about 5 weeks in the US. Funny thing about that: I’d heard from all sides that the US was now

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Santander, Cantabria – one of my favorite places in Spain

Hey, y’all! It’s been a while. I’m recently back in Barcelona, after a week or so in Santander, and I’ve got a new video to share. Santander – and

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Dear Spain: Please stop ruining international cuisine

Thinking of making a paella this weekend? Considering adding some chorizo to that paella? “Burn, heretic!” At least, that’s what a lot of Spanish people would say. I

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How you can help refugees – 3 ways to help out, right here in Madrid

A lot’s been happening recently. Brexit. Trump. The refugee crisis in Europe. And actually, I find myself lost for words. What can I say? The world doesn’t need

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The shocking secret about my 2017 plans – Revealed!

2016 was quite a year. On the personal side, not the best… but far from being the worst. Actually, on several occasions, it made me think, “This is

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Warning: You Probably DON’T Want to be a Digital Nomad

Ahh, the life of a digital nomad. You wake up late, and are happy to find yourself in Thailand, just a short walk from the beach. You pour

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Brexit: Revenge of the Euro-Rednecks

I woke up this morning feeling pretty optimistic. I rolled over, turned my phone off airplane mode, and thought: “I’ll just check the news to make sure the

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