Recipe: Empanadas Mallorquinas

We decided to make our second ever Mallorcan recipe! Our first was about Sospiros, which you can check out over here. If you want to skip straight to the recipe, go straight to the bottom, but some of this requires some explanation. We also wrote a bit about the history of empanadas in Mallorca, which […]

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 […]

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 […]

How to Renew as an Auxiliares de Conversación

So you want to renew with the Auxiliar program? Hopefully this guide can help. If you are having problems logging in or getting through Profex try here. This has been Updated for 2020 as of Jan. 28th. Check for pink to see changes and may the Profex odds be in your favor. #1 Check Your […]

Our Experience Getting our Visa Documents (LA Consulate)

Background Check We were able to get a state background check from Colorado. Some people need a federal one through the FBI but we’ve only lived in Colorado so we had it easier. We went to our local police station to get fingerprinted. We mailed the fingerprint card with a form (which we made a […]

How To: Apply for a Visa (Generally)

Every consulate is different. I’m going to say that again because everyone gets confused and panics or prepares the wrong documents so one more time with feeling Every. Consulate. Is. Different. But at first everyone will have to do the same things. Find Your Consulate There will probably not be a consulate in your state […]

How to: Handle Your Carta de Nombramiento

After applying and waiting and going through all the estados you’ve finally made it. You have your region assignment and you’ve received your Carta de Nombremiento. Now what do you do? Note: There are a few provinces/areas that will only send it via mail while others send it via email, and others that send it both […]

How To: Do Application Day Like a Pro

You should have your Profex account made and ready to go before application day. None of this applies to people renewing -those who are renewing check here. When is Application Day? The first week of January. Ideally you are ready the minute it opens- which should be 11:59 (so midnight on the day the website says it […]