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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]