Glocal Christmas
Christmas is a fascinating phenomenon. It’s the most celebrated holiday worldwide and, at its core, looks quite similar everywhere: gifts, meals with family and friends, and streets and homes filled
Travel to Embrace Frustration
There’s a common belief that traveling makes us happy. I agree—but not for the reasons most people imagine. Many think travel equals joy because it lets us escape routine: no
Don’t go on Erasmus
Don’t go on Erasmus. Don’t even think about moving to another country, making the effort to understand its laws, customs, taboos, and jokes. Don’t celebrate foreign holidays, don’t try unfamiliar
5 steps to make an international friend
September always marks the beginning of the academic year, and with it comes a wave of feelings. I’ve been working in international education for over ten years, and every year
How to get the job of your life
My friend Monika asked me when we first met how I got this job. I gave her the following instructions: Step 1: University – What to study and where? The
Mathematics is not universal
Mathematics is universal. We’ve all heard that phrase many times. 2 plus 2 will always equal 4 in every country in the world. What we may not know is that
Don’t be a tourist
This week, the international students who will study at my university this academic year have arrived. It is always a week full of nerves and stress but also of great
To be yourself in another language
I have hardly watched Modern Family but there is a scene in one of the episodes that always comes to my mind in many moments of my life and I
Culinary terrorism
In many languages there is an expression or saying related to conquering someone’s heart through food. Therefore, it could be said that there is a direct relationship between love, appreciation
Why does Sabrina know Estopa?
Among the crazy translations and dubbings that have been made in the history of Spanish television, the one that has touched me the most because of my age was undoubtedly
