You guys, my brain is tired. And confused. Oh you know, just one of the many adjustments to bilingual life in Madrid. And you think, ‘well, duh Kristina. You moved to a Spanish-speaking country, you’re going to have to speak Spanish more.’ And you’d be right. It’s obvious. What isn’t obvious is how much this is messing with my brain….
I’ve been an active part of the body positivity community since 2015 and I’m just now 100% confident going to the beach in my hometown. That’s four years. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about being in a new place when traveling that makes you brave. Maybe it’s because you think you’ll probably never see those people…
Since arriving in Madrid, I’ve heard people gush nonstop about Malaga. People here to teach English want to live and teach there; people from there can’t wait to move back. Two of my roommates are from a nearby town and talk about it all the time. So, on a random night of searching Skyscanner, I decided to look into it….