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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]