A very broad and very ambitious title, indeed. Before we get started, obviously there is a huge difference between traveling with a one month old and a three month old, a six month old and a ten month old. So … Continue reading Traveling with a baby under one
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This is a topic I have wanted to tackle for a long time now, but I also wanted to have all of my information straight before I began. So many Europeans ask me about the health care system in the … Continue reading Health Care And Birth In Spain vs. The United States
You know you’re raising your kid in Spain if… Continue reading 10 Ways You Know You’re an American Mom in Spain
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As you may or may not already know, Spanish residents enjoy a free universal health care system. The WHO ranks it as the 7th best in the world, simultaneously ranking the US as the 37th best, so chew on that … Continue reading 10 things that surprised me about giving birth in Spain
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Sixty-seven days. They say it only takes 21 days to create a habit so after sixty-seven you’d be surprised to what you can get used to. The plastic barrier separating you from the cashier at the grocery store, the underlying … Continue reading Pregnant in a Spanish Quarantine
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So you’ve done it! You’ve convinced your Spanish boyfriend or girlfriend that the best and most fool-proof way for you to remain in Spain and be able to work legally is for them to sign a teeny piece of paper … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know about Applying for Pareja de Hecho
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Some of the most entertaining moments you will probably have in your first time abroad is when someone sheepishly asks you, “So…I saw this on a film…is it really like this in America?” And it will hit you like a … Continue reading 10 of the most frequently asked questions to Americans abroad
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If you’ve landed here, you are probably in a relationship with a Spaniard or European and considering, perhaps for visa purposes, perhaps not, whether doing a civil union, or pareja de hecho or just getting hitched is right for you. Here, … Continue reading The Difference Between a Civil Union and Marriage in Spain
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Ah, yes. The ever-evasive question I get most asked by Americans who have no immediate European family members, “how have you been able to stay here so long?” My answer is short, but the real answer is long. Very long. … Continue reading How to Stay in Spain as an American
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Short background: my husband is Spanish and I am American. I have lived in Spain for nearly ten years, and with him for seven of them. Our wedding was on July 6th, 2019, at 8:30pm, performed as a civil ceremony … Continue reading Everything you need to know to plan a wedding abroad
A Wisconsin vegetarian turned jamón enthusiast: a love story 