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What I Learned About Travel by Having Visitors

For two years Madrid was my own. I dreamed about the day my family would come visit, saving certain museums and daytrips for when they did. I figured it would be nice for some things to be new for me as well. Every time I went somewhere beautiful or...

The Homeless Expat

Lauren Aloise

“Home is where the heart is.” Well, that either means I have no heart or no home, because my heart is broken apart among family members I miss and beautiful places I’ve traveled, and my home is somewhere between Massachusetts and Madrid. A tiny piece of my heart is...

My Spain Story: The Proposal

Lauren Aloise

A Hitch In His Plans We were all packed for our romantic weekend in France. Our alarms rang at 4:00 a.m. (Ryanair) and we got ready to head to the airport. Luckily, I checked my email first. Airport traffic controllers were striking and all flights were canceled– Marseille would...

My Spain Story: Meeting Alejandro

Lauren Aloise

I’m not a very mushy mashy, lovey dovey type of person. But today I would like to forget about recipes and weekend getaways and begin to talk a little bit about why I live in Spain and share my Spanish wedding experience. Exactly one year ago I was in my...

My Crazy & Beautiful 2011

Lauren Aloise

I always dreamed of living abroad and learning another language. And now, whether I can believe it or not, here I am, going on three years of expat life and claiming fluency in Spanish. 2011 has been one of the fullest and most important years in my life. When...

Counting Down the Days

Lauren Aloise

Christmas is Coming! Braving the center of Madrid the weekend before Christmas isn’t very fun, but when your in-laws are in town you don’t have much of a choice! Luckily, this weekend was gorgeous and we spent the minimum amount of time in the center (staying just long enough...