
Catherine Gaa

Deciding to move to Spain is easy; but figuring out how you’ll afford it is a totally different issue. I moved to Seville, the largest city in southern Spain and the de-facto capital of Andalusia, in 2007. I was fresh out of college, so while my

March 5, 2020
Undertaking the Camino de Santiago hike is one of the best ways to experience Spain from the ground up: in trekking across Spain on this fabled pilgrim’s route, you’ll have access to its people, its landscapes and its food. Popularized in 2010 in

February 4, 2020
When I became pregnant with my first child in 2016, I rushed to Amazon to buy the modern girl’s version of What to Expect When You’re Expecting and was immediately disappointed to find out I was supposed to… wait. My American girlfriends who had

January 14, 2020
Pregnancy is, by far, one of the most amazing things I have done. The way my body naturally did what it was supposed to continues to fascinate me, four years after I became pregnant with my little boy. But while nature takes over, it’s important to

December 10, 2019
When I became pregnant with my first child in spring of 2016, the advice rolled in as quickly as a wave of hormones: what to do, what to buy and what to expect. As I was already in good health and in shape, my doctor had but one thing to say: give

November 12, 2019
“It’s Cat’s first week in town, so I’m sure she’s tired of tacos and would rather have American food anyway.” My Mexican-food loving college friends had it all wrong – in Spain, we don’t eat tacos, we say them (taco is slang for a curse word, or

September 24, 2019
For those looking for the best jobs in Spain for English speakers, you may find that opportunities are limited, particularly outside of large urban areas. Some blame the economic crisis, from which Spain is still in recovery, and others say it’s got

August 22, 2019
As an older millennial, summer camp, sports leagues and a part-time job in high school color my memories of growing up American, and they are also coloring the way I view child-rearing in Spain. I am mother to a two-year-old who can scroll though my

August 14, 2019
I began my professional life in Spain. Ten years after graduating from university with a degree in journalism, I have worked in four different jobs in this country: as a classroom teacher, as a summer camp director in charge of 15 employees and over

July 30, 2019
I was recently meeting with a prospective American student and his mother. In my job as an admissions counselor at an American university in Spain, these meetings are frequent and cover all of the basics of the campus, admissions process and