El Recorral – beautiful wooden sculptures

Welcome to «A Year Abroad» – a little insight into parts of our life abroad. We share some of our experiences from our leap following a dream. Feel free to follow us. The hidden art of the pine forest As I wrote in my first post about El […]
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El Recorral – the artful bins

Welcome to «A Year Abroad» – our adventure under the Spanish sun. We have swapped life in Norway for a life in Spain to experience a different culture, a warmer climate and follow a lifelong dream. A park full of surprises In our little town there is a […]
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Learning Spanish – patience, frustration and a dose of humor

Welcome to A Year Abroad – our adventure under the Spanish sun. We have exchanged our known life and routines in familiar surroundings for an adventure in a country we are somewhat familiar with, but in a completely new place where we will live a full life and […]
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La Casa de las Conchas

Welcome to A Year Abroad! We have exchanged our normal life in Norway for an adventure in Spain. A country we are familiar with, but which we have only been to on holiday. This year we will live, reside and participate in everyday life and culture in Spain. […]
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Dancing patterns beneath my feet

Welcome back to a peak into our life under the Spanish sun. A year abroad in Spain is all about our adventures while living in a foreign country, away from everything familiar. If you want to follow us from the beginning – this is the first post. A […]
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red car

Wheels of our own!

Welcome to «A Year Abroad» – our leap into a life under the Spanish sun. Here you can read about our journey of swapping the familiar things back home with everything life in another country can offer. We are following a dream and hoping this year will bring […]
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Carneval and heatwave!

Welcome to «A Year Abroad» – our big leap into a life in another culture, under the Spanish sun! We are swapping familiar surroundings and language with a year of new adventures, growth and everyday life in another country, following a big dream that has been hiding in […]
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Olive tree and other plant with lit lanterns in front

New beginnings and a more cosy place

Welcome to “A Year Abroad” — our leap into a new life under the Spanish sun. This is our journey of swapping familiar for new, discovering what everyday life looks like in another country, and following a dream that’s been waiting patiently for its turn. Last week brought […]
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Stille lenge…

Det har vært stille fra meg… men det er en grunn til det. All min tankevirksomhet det siste halve året har gått til planlegging og ordning av papirer i forbindelse med flytting til Spania. Lite visste jeg hvor mye papirarbeid som skal fikses både hjemme i Norge og […]
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Sunset with orange sky

«Our Leap from Norway to Spain»

Something a little bit crazy and wild! We’ve just done something that many call brave… or maybe a bit crazy. Either way, we did it! Welcome to “A Year Abroad” — our leap into life under the Spanish sun. This is our journey of swapping familiar for new, […]
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