<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:29:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/expatdiaries/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Exchanging My European Driver's License In Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exchange / renewal of European driver's license We both have a driver's license and where my boyfriend's license expired during our time in Hungary, he already had it renewed and exchanged there, mine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111011/@thisismylife/exchanging-my-european-drivers-license-in-spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111011/@thisismylife/exchanging-my-european-drivers-license-in-spain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111011]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisismylife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQPP49zhLduhF18k63YBSRwpXXUSq2ZwyqZW9rYpWJcS8DbdU9FXFTb3D5bkjCxFyUtsZTAZdmCFd8ec37bBbNf3WaNJtmCAtrGNwcJew9SQFCTkFu2pqSN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first week of school in Spain - It went quite good!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buying supplies A list of needed supplies was handed to me when the registration was final and I started to search for all the requested things immediately. 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After months of planning, listing items, donating stuff, and a lot of other things, we arrived in Málaga a few days ago. 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