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The Peanut Butter Problem—And Why So Many Americans Fail in Spain
You don’t see how deeply American life programs your habits and expectations—until you move somewhere that isn’t built on them.
Dec 24
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Rocco Pendola
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Peanut Butter Economics and the True Cost of Living
As the year winds down, I’m resurfacing a few pieces that mattered—some popular, some overlooked, some that quietly predicted what life abroad would…
Dec 23
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Rocco Pendola
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By Far, The Biggest Problem I Have With Life In Spain
The real struggle? Wanting this life to last forever.
Dec 21
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Rocco Pendola
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How You Rebuild Competence Abroad (Without Waiting to Feel Ready)
Why the real work abroad starts after mastery stops being the goal
Dec 20
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Rocco Pendola
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How It Works: The Hidden Rule of Life Abroad
How people try to rebuild competence abroad
Dec 19
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Rocco Pendola
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Why Moving Abroad Makes You Feel Stupid — And Why That’s the Point
The functional identity collapse nobody talks about.
Dec 17
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Rocco Pendola
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How Moving Abroad Resets Your Sense of Self
Why the real test abroad isn’t the language—it’s what happens to your ego.
Dec 16
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Rocco Pendola
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How It Works: The Myth of Reinvention Abroad—and the Truth About What Actually Changes
Yoga, cycling, food, daily rituals—none of this changed. The environment did.
Dec 15
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Rocco Pendola
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How It Works: What Moving to Spain Really Changes in You—And What It Absolutely Doesn’t
The emotional rewiring no one talks about when they romanticize moving abroad.
Dec 13
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Rocco Pendola
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How It Works: The Night Valencia Closed the Streets
In the United States, it would've been a car show turned crime scene
Dec 10
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Rocco Pendola
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How It Works: Stop Telling People to Move Abroad (It Won't Fix Their Problems)
Why geography can’t solve identity, and why the "move abroad" industry is selling delusion.
Dec 9
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Rocco Pendola
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How It Works: The Comfort Addiction—Why Americans Struggle in Societies That Don’t Center Them
Discomfort isn’t a warning sign or reason to retreat. It’s the entire point.
Dec 7
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Rocco Pendola
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