The End Of An Era 9.5 months later and my year abroad is over. It has been the hardest 9.5 months of my life with several break downs but I’ve made it. Somehow if you had told me in November that I was gunna cry when I left and actually miss it I would have […]
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Bye Bye School!
It’s two weeks late but here it is; the end of my contract at the school. I don’t think I can really describe how tired I was on the Saturday after 4 pretty hectic last weeks. Maria was on a planned leave from the school so I took over as the teacher for year 5 […]
Spanish National Pole Dance Competition!
2a Copa Pole Style España 2015, Alicante I guess I should start this blog with a few apologies. Firstly, I’m sorry this has taken so long to write because I’ve had so many people asking me about it and secondly, I’m sorry but there is no video to go with it. You’ll understand the reasons […]
The Perfect Spanish Weekend: Granada!
Last weekend I fell in love. No, sadly, I did not have some sexy Spanish man come and sweep me off my feet (at least, not yet anyway!). In fact, I actually fell in love with a city. I went to visit my friend Becca in Granada who is a friend from my uni course. […]
Optimism vs Reality
The reality of living in a foreign country alone vs the everlasting optimism that things will get better. I’ll be honest and actually say it out loud; my year abroad is not living up to the hype. The amount of times I’ve heard the phrase “a year abroad is the best year of your life” […]
Spain’s beautiful little hidden gem: Guadalest
Today, Beth and I went for a day trip to Guadalest. Guadalest is a tiny village in a valley, just over an hours coach journey from Beth’s flat in Benidorm. I’ve been before when I came to Alicante on holiday in 2010 with my family but I didn’t remember it at all until I got […]
Spanish Festivals in Spring
Festivals in Spain Obviously, there are a lot of festivals in Spain and I have already mentioned Halloween and Christmas in previous blog posts. Spain loves a good party and if there’s the opportunity to drink in the streets then Spain does it – and they do it well! This term I have seen two […]
Say Hello to the new English teacher!
Recently I breached my contract as a conversation assistant. No, I did not turn up to work drunk nor did I wear a bikini, teach the children swear words or sleep through my morning classes. Actually, it states in my contract that I am not allowed to be a teacher and actually give the classes […]
Tour Guide Anna – Uni girls visit!
Last weekend I had 3 of my best friends from university come to visit me for 3 nights and I think it’s safe to say we had a very busy weekend!! Lilly, Fiona, Zoe and I (respective to the first picture) all met when we moved into the same block in student halls in our […]
Not so blue January! Notts, home and my first weeks back.
New year, new me. Yes, it’s a cliché however it is totally true. I have gone from being just a regular Anna to Princess Anna and celebrity Anna. January has been fabulous. After a lovely 2 weeks at home in Bucks, seeing friends and all my family, I packed my life up again and headed […]