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Navigating the Rocky Road of Dating Abroad
Dating and relationships are tricky enough to navigate in your hometown, but dating abroad as a long-term traveler or expat? While some challenges can still be the same (who should call who first? Is...
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What's the Difference Between Studying Abroad and Living Abroad?
“Studying abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime experience” is said time and time again. As someone who spent a semester in Granada, I can agree with the cliché. From classes to traveling the only thing...
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What is 'Misogynoir' and Why is it Important?
Her name is Tiarah Poyau. On Tuesday, September 6th, I found out a young Black woman who was my same age was fatally shot in the face for doing what I had just done the night before in Madrid, Spain. I...
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How to Plan an Epic Solo Adventure
We all know that there are so many incredible reasons why solo travel is an unforgettable experience. And so, armed with the inspiration to take a journey of deep self-discovery, you’ve decided to take...
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5 Things to Keep in Mind When Marrying into a Big Family
The wedding bells have finished ringing, thank you cards have been sent, and you’re now settling down into your new life as Mr. & Mrs. (or Mr. & Mr. or Mrs. & Mrs.). The blissful fog of...
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Started From the Bottom, Now We're Here: 8 Steps to Creating a Blog
Starting a blog is a great way to create your own online platform where you can share your thoughts with the entire World Wide Web. Getting started can be a bit tough. We’ve broken down the process in...
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XOXO, Spain: Holiday Gift Ideas from Spain
Being away from family during the holidays seems pretty daunting, but if you’re anything like me then being away is more of an adventure for everyone than anything else. Part of the adventure is...
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5 Tips for Surviving the Holiday Season Abroad
The holiday season is nigh, which means food, family and revelry. Regrettably, a life abroad can sometimes mean not being home for the holidays with loved ones and familiar traditions; tickets home...
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5 Ways the Black Girl Introvert Finds Freedom in Solo Travel
I’m Black.I’m a Girl (big ‘G’).I’m an introvert.Funny how those things aren’t often thought of as going together – Black Girl Introvert (BGI) – and, in America, how often those things aren’t allowed to...
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Can't Travel, Will Cook: 5 Dishes to Cook When You Can't Hop on a Plane
So you’ve been planning and saving, but the way your bank account is set-up... well let's just say, there are no current flights on the horizon. Someone once said that food has the ability to transport...
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From Lush, With Love: 5 Tried and Tested Products for Sensitive Skin
Lush is a brand most-known for their vegan, cruelty free, all natural beauty products. Their stores smell like heaven, their staff -- from my experience-- is always ready to slide in, and give you a...
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Coping with Black Trauma as an Expat
I spent the majority of 2016 in a place of uncertainty. I won't say "fear", because I honestly haven't reached that part of the process. Seriously, though: I'm tired. I'm tired of constantly watching...
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5 Winter Coats to Help Beat the Winter Blues
Winter has come and so has the time to break out our heavy duty winter coats. Coats must be functional first and foremost, especially in harsher climates. However, our outerwear’s utilitarian function...
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Calling All Engaged Citizens: How To Help Your Community From Abroad
One of the hardest parts of living abroad that may not be obvious at first is figuring out how to be an engaged citizen of your home country from the other side of the world. It’s especially easy to...
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6 Ways to Start Traveling BEFORE Leaving Home
First, let me acknowledge that while I may travel more than some, I certainly don’t travel as much as many others. My travel is very personal (even when I travel for my work) and this travel thing is...
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What is 'Misogynoir' and Why is it Important?
Her name is Tiarah Poyau. On Tuesday, September 6th, I found out a young Black woman who was my same age was fatally shot in the face for doing what I had just done the night before in Madrid, Spain. I...
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How to Plan an Epic Solo Adventure
We all know that there are so many incredible reasons why solo travel is an unforgettable experience. And so, armed with the inspiration to take a journey of deep self-discovery, you’ve decided to take...
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5 Things to Keep in Mind When Marrying into a Big Family
The wedding bells have finished ringing, thank you cards have been sent, and you’re now settling down into your new life as Mr. & Mrs. (or Mr. & Mr. or Mrs. & Mrs.). The blissful fog of...
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Started From the Bottom, Now We're Here: 8 Steps to Creating a Blog
Starting a blog is a great way to create your own online platform where you can share your thoughts with the entire World Wide Web. Getting started can be a bit tough. We’ve broken down the process in...
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XOXO, Spain: Holiday Gift Ideas from Spain
Being away from family during the holidays seems pretty daunting, but if you’re anything like me then being away is more of an adventure for everyone than anything else. Part of the adventure is...
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