My Study Abroad Experience
I’ll start off my saying that without a doubt up to this point in my life studying abroad has been the best decision I have made. Again, that is up to this point. I can almost guarantee that teaching...
View ArticleWhat I’m Doing While Waiting for My Spain Teaching Placement
A few days ago, applicants for the North American Language and Culture Assistant program began to receive their regional placements. Renewal applicants have been the only ones to receive their...
View ArticleEscaping the Doldrums
A common theme on my blog that you may have noticed has been that I’m bored at my current job, in my beige cubicle, working on spreadsheets, and that will be leaving that job (barring a teaching...
View ArticleAn Apology for My Recent Absence
I know my site has been relatively quiet as of late. Although I could easily make excuses of being busy gathering all my Spanish visa documents and making all sorts of appointments before I leave for...
View ArticleLearning Spanish Before Going to Spain
Naturally, the number one thing I’m doing to prepare myself for teaching English in Spanish is improving my level of Spanish before jetting off to the Iberian peninsula. I would venture to guess that...
View ArticleDon’t Be a Kevin
We all have things in life we want to do, see, and accomplish. However, there are always blockades that seem to stand in our way. Sometimes, these barriers are real, and other times, we create them in...
View Article#Take12Trips and Get Your Travel On!
I am obviously a fan of travel. Part-time. Full-time. Whatever. All travel is good travel in my mind. In reading through a bunch of my favorite blogs, I discovered this #Take12Trips campaign over my my...
View Article10 Things I Will Miss About America
As a follow up to my 10 Things I’m Looking Forward to in Spain post, there will also be things I will miss from back home in the United States while I’m living in Spain. This isn’t bad; it’s just the...
View ArticleWelcome. Bienvenido. Willkommen. Benvenuto.
Plaza de España Hello everyone! Welcome to my site, Mapless Mike. My name is Mike and hail from America’s dairyland – Wisconsin. In September 2013, I will be leaving my comfortable life and job for the...
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