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Life Abroad (Inside & Out)

A Small-Town Kid Who Dreamed of the World

How a book-loving kid from Kentucky ended up calling Spain home

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Jen Cook
Mar 06, 2025
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Sometimes, I wonder how I ended up here in Spain with this life my younger self could only dream of. I’ve often told my husband I believe I was born on the wrong continent, feeling a little out of place wherever we landed.

I grew up in Kentucky in farm country – about 20 minutes from Mammoth Cave National Park. In coll…

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