Category: living abroad

10 Things to Love About Living in Barcelona

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Jun 22, 2016 | Barcelona, living abroad | 10 |

When I meet someone new, our conversation almost always goes like this: what do you do, where do...

The Secret Upside to Looking Obviously Foreign

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Oct 26, 2015 | expat life, living abroad | 14 |

The other day, one of my friends asked me what it was like living in a city where I look so...

Surprise! I Just Lost My Job

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Nov 6, 2014 | 2014, expat life, life, living abroad | 58 |

So I’m officially unemployed. Yesterday morning, the HR guy showed up unexpectedly and asked...

7 Spain & Travel Resolutions for 2013

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Jan 14, 2013 | living abroad, Spain, travel | 29 |

2012 was a pretty crazy year for me, in lots of good and bad ways. It was certainly an improvement...

Quick Update…

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Jul 7, 2012 | living abroad | 0 |

Sorry for the lack of posts! I’m having a surprisingly crazy week. My apartment got invaded by 15 guests in one week (no, I don’t live in a hostel, or a giant apartment), and then my parents came to visit. Basically,...

Catalan: The Weirdest Language Class I’ve Ever Been To

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | May 23, 2012 | Catalan, expat life, language learning, living abroad, Spain | 20 |

Catalan is that other language they speak here in Barcelona. It’s sometimes mistakenly...

10 things I’ve learned from studying and living abroad

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Feb 23, 2012 | Andalucía, Barcelona, expat life, living abroad, study abroad | 11 |

As you may already know, I’ve had two study abroad experiences. The first was in...

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I'm Jessica, a travel writer and translator from England who grew up in California and now lives in Barcelona. Come read all about my aventuras in Spain and beyond!

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