Author: Lori Tharps
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Cooking Like an Immigrant in My New Life Abroad
Yesterday afternoon as I was stirring a pot of fragrant black beans, the main course for our afternoon meal (I still don’t know if I should call it late lunch or early dinner) I realized that despite the fact that I have now lived in Spain for over six months, I am still cooking like…
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Moving Abroad Helped Me Reconnect with My Son
My eldest son got a plane to return to the United States this morning and I am gutted. He was here for a two-week vacation, his first time visiting us since we moved to Spain. It was supposed to be a fun-filled reunion, which it was, but his departure today has left me weeping and…
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Six Months in Spain: We’re Still Smiling
It’s officially been six months that we’ve lived in Spain, and we’re all still smiling. We left the United States approaching the summer of 2021 and now we’re heading into the holiday season and I couldn’t be happier. I have no regrets about taking this leap of faith and moving to a new country. Setting…
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I Will Learn to Read in Spanish!
I often joke that I am the most boring person in the world because my two favorite pastimes are reading and writing. Given the opportunity to spend the day doing anything, I’d most often choose a combination of reading and writing…preferably in a tropical location with a fruity drink at my side. So, I find…
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Maya and the Three Takes Multicultural Storytelling to a New Level
Since arriving in Spain, I’ve been strict about keeping my rules about diverse media consumption for my daughter. She generally chooses her TV shows from Netflix, so honestly she has a bevy of programming to choose from that feature multicultural characters, even though a diverse cast doesn’t guarantee a quality show. But Netflix has definitely…
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Did I Move to Spain Because of Menopause?
When I look back at my decision to move to Spain, in the middle of a global pandemic, while my kids were still in school, just a couple of years after I achieved the rank of tenured professor, it seems kind of crazy. Like midlife-crisis crazy. Or maybe hormone induced crazy? Did I move to…
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No Regrets: Three Months Into Our Move to Spain
It was exactly three months ago today, that my family and I boarded a plane in Newark, New Jersey and started this journey of reinvention in another country. And I’m happy to say that so far, I have zero regrets about our move to Spain. Waking Up in (Noisy) Heaven Every Day Every morning, I…
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How to Find a School in Spain for a Tween and Teen
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a book called, How to Find a School in Spain for a Tween and Teen in three easy steps? Surprise, that book doesn’t exist, so el esposo and I have had to ride the struggle bus to find schools for our kids here in Spain. I am happy…
