Apparently our names are pretty hard for Spaniards. Ana is a Spanish name which obviously sounds the same as Anna and in Spanish; ‘th’ is pronounced like a ‘z’, hence Ana and Bez. One day they’ll learn! Beth also goes to Nottingham Trent University and we both normally go out on pole dance socials together. […]
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Feliz Navidad Anna!
Feliz Navidad Anna! Last Saturday I was wondering why I was struggling so much to get in the Christmas spirit. All my friends at home were in the Christmas spirit. So much so that I knew they were all either lying in bed hungover or having a hungover train/car journey home. I love Christmas, I […]
We all get lazy on holiday but a 9 month holiday…??
Health and fitness A year in Spain, what do I want to do? Go to the beach, drink beer and cocktails, eat every kind of tapas that’s available and eat every kind of chocolate and sweets! Clearly I’m doing all of these (currently eating English chocolate!) But at the same time I like to do […]
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home “You’re back in England?!” Yeah, I am, SURPRISE! I’ve had to keep it all completely secret because on Saturday night I surprised one of my best friends from school at her birthday night out in Birmingham! I booked the flights only a month or so ago so they were pretty pricey but […]
10 Reasons Why I’m Quintessentially British
The struggles of a quintessentially British girl abroad. I’m amazing, I stand out in a crowd, I’m weird and foreign but sadly some of the attention I receive proves that I’m very much a stereotypical British girl. (I do so hope everybody reads this in my posh RP accent). I know what you’re thinking and […]
Adventures in Madrid! Aventuras en Madrid!
MADRID! This week I spent 5 days in the country’s beautiful capital city! Wednesday 1st October Wednesday was pretty boring. Me, Beth, Lucy and Medbh all went on a coach from Alicante to Madrid. It was 5 hours long and anyone who knows me well knows that I can’t cope with sitting still for that […]
The First Week! La Primera Semana!
ARRIVING WITH MUM Packing was an absolute pain in my ass. If you think packing for uni is hard, try doing it with a maximum of 50kg that must strictly be weighted 20kg + 20kg + 10kg! Luckily, I’m very good at packing. I easily managed to fill one suitcase and pack another beautifully however […]