First-time visit to Europe is going to be a big 'un. Six months ago, my friend Nicole offered me a chance of a lifetime to join her in Spain while teaching English. For many reasons, I didn't jump at the immediate opportunity. I had a job, a condo, bills to pay...you know, responsibilities. That all changed when I got laid off from my incredibly stressful job and lost my condo because unemployment couldn't come close to affording it. Although at the time I was angry, fearful of my future and bogged down by the additional stress of "What next?" I turned back to my friend Nicole and her offer to traipse around Europe for upward of 6 months. She was planning to leave in March and I was jobless by mid-February. I knew that wasn't enough
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