I don’t care that this title is unoriginal, I’ve had one heck of a week The coronavirus pandemic has brought my time in Spain to an unexpected and painful end. I am just beginning to grapple with how quickly and dramatically my life has changed. I’m going to provide a snapshot of my last few …
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New Year, New Blog Post
Well folks, I’m still kicking it Fulbright-style despite my long break from blogging. Since my last post, I have travelled to three new countries, hosted friends and family from the US, and acquired several new hobbies. I’ve fallen more deeply in love with this island as I experienced it through the fresh eyes of my …
Food: A Love Story
A popular concept in the world of self-help-oriented online literature is the idea of “Love Languages.” It originated as a way for couples to better understand how they give and receive love, but has since been adapted to everything from relationships between friends to coworkers. According to the first website that popped up when I …
Two Month Check-In
Unbelievably, I have been in Lanzarote for over two months! It simultaneously feels like I have been here forever and for no time at all. The adjustment to living here was so much smoother than I anticipated, and so far I haven’t experienced much homesickness (sorry mom, love you!!). Since I haven’t posted in a …
Happy Campers
After a week of feeling particularly irritated by my students (someday I’ll blog about school), I was ready for some time off the grid. A few of the auxiliars had planned a trip to La Graciosa, a small and lightly populated island just north of Lanzarote which is only accessible by ferry. I use the …
Ms. Worldwide
The great wordsmith and internationally acclaimed rapper Pitbull once said: “You can’t catch me boy I am overseas at about a hundred Gs for sure Don’t test me boy (don’t test me boy) ’cause I rap with the best Fo’ sho three oh five to the death of me Cremate my body let the ocean …
Cogito ergo sum
Week two of school, and almost a full month since I arrived in Spain… the excitement is still strong, but I am also starting to run into frustrations and roadblocks that are typical of living abroad. Why are the banks never open? Why am I still so bad at Spanish after over a decade of …
First Impressions
I’m going to be honest– teaching was the part of my Fulbright experience that I gave the least thought to. The logistics of travel, securing a visa, and finding housing… the thrill and fear of being in a foreign country… the anxiety and uncertainty about making friends and building a social life… all of these …
Getting Oriented
After months of living in a constant state of getting ready to go to Spain, the time has finally come for me to start actually living in Spain. That’s right folks! I made it across the Atlantic and am preparing for my first day of school on Tuesday (September 17). My flight to Spain was …
Introduction
Hello! If you found this blog, it is very likely that you are friends with me or you are interested in doing the Fulbright ETA program in Spain. Or you are a stalker I don’t know about yet! Either way, I hope you find what you’re looking for (except for you, stalker). In this blog …
Claire y Canaries 