After packing up my things and saying my final goodbyes to Spain, I managed to make a week-long stop to London before heading to North America. I was lucky enough to be greeted (and taken in) by family, giving me an entirely different perspective of London than if I had visited the place solely as … Continue reading
Over the past year, I’ve come to experience emotions I had gone several years without feeling. In fact, you could even say that I experienced emotions I had never come to know before. Some days, I was on an extreme high – without a care in the world, happier than ever – but other days, … Continue reading
There are times when, while in the middle of my daily commute to work, I’ll ask myself what I’m really doing here. I’ll scrutinize my decisions and actions, thinking, why do I do this to myself? I dreamt of traveling from the time I could form independent thoughts; the world was my oyster, the place … Continue reading
I remember the day; the day I told myself that San Sebastian was a place I had to visit. I had spent years obsessively learning about Spain, despite not having any parental or birth connection to the country. I had learned, over time, that Spain was a regionally-distinct place, but in my mind I never … Continue reading
 For the past few years, Madrid has been invaded by tons, and tons, and tons of foreigners. English teachers and foreign exchange students are the norm here, to the point that you often overhear locals talking about the English they hear in their hometown. Today, this came in the form of a discussion over … Continue reading
Judging by several of my previous posts, it would be an understatement to say that the past year or so of my life has been extremely unpredictable and slightly nerve-wracking. From graduating school to packing up to move to a completely different country, my notions of the “real world” had been completely shattered. Truth be … Continue reading
Us adventure-minded folk have all thought about it, dreamt about it, and considered it when we finally came to a point where a move abroad became a real possibility. We sometimes hear it’s unrealistic, convince ourselves it’s unrealistic, and then wake up one day with the realization that we’ve come to learn a language in … Continue reading
Sometimes in life, things just seem to align. We find ourselves in a place that works out perfectly for that very moment in our lives, find friends who understand us even though they’ve known us for a relatively short amount of time, or find ourselves in love with cities we always knew but never really … Continue reading
There’s something incredible about attending a world-wide known festival you’ve read about for several years but never quite imagined you would be able to attend. In this case, I’m talking about Las Fallas. Continue reading
The highs and lows you experience while living abroad are magnified in ways you may not experience as often in your hometown. The intensity of life becomes greater, and you begin to have days where you can’t imagine life 5 days down the road. While I’ve had plenty of great days – many more than … Continue reading
The Rooted Traveller 