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Adjusting to Life in Spain: I Can’t Understand Spoken Spanish (and What Helps)

Adjusting to Life in Spain: I Can’t Understand Spoken Spanish (and What Helps)

After living in Spain for a year and a half, I assumed I would be fluent by now. Not a chance! So why is it so difficult to understand spoken Spanish when I can read and write it fairly well? There’s actually a scientific reason why it’s much harder for learners to grasp spoken Spanish. 

Adjusting to Life in Spain: Weekend Trip to Jarandilla de la Vera (Summer)

Adjusting to Life in Spain: Weekend Trip to Jarandilla de la Vera (Summer)

Jarandilla de la Vera is a small town in Cáceres province, Extremadura, Spain with a population of 2,845, making it a perfect weekend getaway for two! With hiking, biking and swimming in natural rivers in the day to sipping vermouth at outdoor terraces at night, here’s my story.

Adjusting to Life in Spain: 6 Weird Spanish Foods I've Eaten

Adjusting to Life in Spain: 6 Weird Spanish Foods I've Eaten

When I lived in the U.S., you couldn’t get me to eat a tuna salad sandwich if it had too much mayonnaise. Ugh! But since living in Spain for the last year, I’ve learned to expand my palate to include these six “weird” Spanish foods.