24 hours in London by Kay on 31 March 2025 Posted in United Kingdom Friends reunited… This trip was especially exciting. As I was meeting up with my Spanish housemates, who I hadn’t seen in a long while since moving. I was back home in the UK for the Easter holidays and my Spanish friends had planned a weekend in London. One had never been before, so she was Read More
Fiestas del Pilar Zaragoza by Kay on 27 March 2025 Posted in Spain Experiencing culture… Whilst living in Spain, I was keen to experience some of the country’s local and national traditions and festivals, or ‘fiestas.’ My housemates, being Spanish, were also keen to introduce me to some of their country’s traditions. So, we embarked on our first friend’s group trip together in Spain! I’m not necessarily religious Read More
A weekend in Prague by Kay on 26 March 2025 Posted in Czech Republic Next travel destination… Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and nicknamed ‘the city of hundred spires.’ I was excited to finally be spending a weekend in Prague! Prague is a place I’ve always wanted to travel to and explore. Its landmarks of medieval architecture are just so stunning and intriguing. Not to mention the Read More
Luxembourg City Break Weekend by Kay on 24 March 2025 Posted in Luxembourg A cold, rainy weekend in Luxembourg… Located in the heart of Western Europe, Sandwiched between Belgium and Germany with France below, it is pretty well landlocked. Luxembourg is famously one of the smallest countries in the world. However, quite interestingly, despite being such a small country, it has three official languages, Luxembourgish, French and German. Read More
Spending a Summer evening in Glastonbury by Kay on 18 March 2025 Posted in United Kingdom Non festival visit… There’s nothing better than stopping off and spending a Summer evening in Glastonbury when the weather is so glorious. Sorry to those who it may disappoint, but this post does not consist anything about the world-famous festival, and pretty much what this town is known by whenever its name is mentioned! However, Read More
A day trip in Birmingham by Kay on 17 March 2025 Posted in United Kingdom Birmingham, known as the ‘first manufacturing town’ in its role in the industrial revolution. Also known for Cadbury’s chocolate, canals, shopping and music. And that’s just to name a few! As there are so many other aspects to this city and interesting gems to discover. Find out how we spent a day trip in Birmingham Read More
A new kind of playground duty expectation! by Kay on 15 March 2025 Posted in Teaching Playground duty in Spain… Before I came to work in Spain, I worked in a fairly large school consisting of two playgrounds. During playtimes there were roughly 180-240 on each of the two playgrounds, as it was a two-form entry school. And, on each playground, there would be 5-6 adults on duty. However, in Spain, Read More
A staff meeting and a half!! by Kay on 6 March 2025 Posted in Teaching Monthly staff meeting… Once a month we were required, in our contracts, to work until 7 pm. Sometimes this was allocated time in our classes updating displays, marking, preparing resources or meetings within our teaching teams. Other times there were specific things the management team wanted to discuss and inform us about. So it was Read More
Spanish head’s non-communicative organisation! by Kay on 3 March 2025 Posted in Teaching Last full week before the holidays… It’s Monday morning and the last full week before the Christmas holidays. So I was feeling quite upbeat as I start the morning with my year 2s. I certainly wasn’t expecting Spanish head’s non-communicative organisation first thing on a Monday morning! We begin in class with the usual routine Read More
The washing line is where now? by Kay on 1 March 2025 Posted in Life abroad A new concept! The idea of how the Spanish wash their clothes, particularly in the cities, was quite a new concept to me. Yes, most apartments had washing machines as part of the furnishings when looking for a rental, some even had driers. This was a handy feature so that I didn’t have the faff Read More
