Archive - Abroad

Why does everybody want this?

I've been thinking about love and its discontents a lot recently.

Oct 22, 2024 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Not all men (but always men)

Dear good men, we're terribly sorry for hurting your feelings when we're scared to death you too may want to secretly rape us. Love, women.

Dec 23, 2024 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

The English language has an extraordinary capacity for elegant deceit in plain sight.

Oct 31, 2024 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Frenchflix and chill

I turned to Netflix for language support and I ended up watching what probably is the best romantic comedy of the year.

Oct 15, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Have we met before?

The one where I introduce myself properly and tell you a bit more about the Abroad life.

Nov 27, 2024 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Endings and beginnings

Bridget Jones and celebrating women, matinée concerts, unexpected discoveries at BAFTA, Netflix's adaptation of The Leopard, and why the manosphere…

Mar 11, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

#19 Culture Fix

Autumn resolutions, books + films, a must see exhibition, a tempting play, and two new albums to cosy up to as we get ready to welcome back darkness…

Oct 26, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Where were you when they were getting high?

I missed the first wave of Oasis mania. I couldn't miss the second.

Aug 13, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Does Substack have a Musk and Zuckerberg problem?

Welcome to the 2025 iteration of Substack's views on free speech and the US government strategy to make users' data great again.

Feb 7, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Home anxious home

Being an introvert at Christmas is a recipe for disaster, especially when your idea of a break is alone time.

Dec 19, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

The power of storytelling to change lives

Yes, I have finally watched Adolescence

Mar 25, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Sad all the time

On winter drugs, fair-weather friends and linguistic determinism.

Feb 5, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

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