True and Actual TIE Card Renewal Hell

Buckle up for the pinnacle of Immigration Office Stories. First there was TIE Card Hell where we couldn’t get started because there weren’t enough employees; couldn’t collect the card because the bus was on strike; and one of the cards wasn’t filled out correctly so we had to fight for a new one. Then there […]

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Teacher Abroad

I sat down and thought of things I wish I would’ve known before becoming a teacher abroad. Here’s the first five, there will be more because, you know, hindsight is 20-20. 1) It goes really fast I’m not sure why this is. I think it’s a combo of moving to a new place and the […]

How to: Get a Prorroga/Stay Over the Summer

This is a post for how to get a Prorroga de Estancia (Extension of Stay) which is what you need if you want to stay in Spain over the summer/between semesters. We initially had a heck of a time getting this done as we were moving from one Autonomous Community to another. So it’s now […]

Broken Renewal/Profex

As everyone in Spain knows the entire system (website) for renewal collapsed and was down for more or less the whole night. The program is first come first served and when it opens on “January 10th” they mean at midnight. So every single one of us in Spain and all the first time applicants around the […]

Go-To Teaching Activities: Our Top 5 Favorite Teaching Things

Here are our 5 favorite activities/projects/crafts we swear by. #1 is the best but we’re not going to make you scroll to the bottom to see it. Grid Questions Mini Books Flip Books Picture Searches Drawing Tutorials 1. Grid Questions These are our all time favorite things to do. You only need to print a […]

Problems with the School

This was a 3-part blog about all the problems I had with my school. I moved it into one big post here. I had worked as an Auxiliar in Andalucia and had minimal problems. This was after I moved to another location. If you have any questions about the Auxiliar program in Spain feel free […]

5 Weeks – I Know Nothing

This post has since been edited after the “Great Fallout of 2018” I work in a completely different school than last year. My school last year was an elementary school (1st through 6th grade [6-12 years old], with about 2 classes per grade). It was also a publicly funded school. This year I’m in half […]

Moving to Spain 3: Prepare Yourself to Move

This information is mostly pertinent to anyone in the Auxiliaries de Conversación program or anyone moving to teach/study in Spain. Assuming you’ve looked at Part 1 – Arranging Your Move and Part 2 – Important Preparations. What are your next steps? You’re probably in that awkward time between buying plane tickets – and actually going. Don’t let […]

Move to Spain 2: Important Preparations

This information is mostly pertinent to anyone in the Auxiliaries de Conversación program or anyone moving to teach/study in Spain. Don’t forget Part 1 – Arranging Your Move (to arrange flights, trains and hotels). What are your next steps? Feel free to use this table of contents to skip directly to where you want to […]

Move to Spain 1: Arranging Your Move

This information is mostly pertinent to anyone in the Auxiliaries de Conversación program or anyone moving to teach/study in Spain for at least 6 months. Assuming you’ve at least started applying for your visa you’re ready to start preparing to move to Spain. What are your first steps? (Use the links to skip directly to where you […]