Resources for getting the job, thriving and staying. Specifically through the “Auxiliares de conversación” program.
- Everything You Need to Know/FAQ
- How To Apply to the Program
- How to Start a PROFEX Account
- Ace the Application Day (First come first served – you gotta be ready on the day it opens)
- How to Handle your Carta de Nombramiento (Next steps, researching your school and getting in contact with your new school)
Flying to Spain
Moving #1 Arranging Your Move
Covers: Plan when you’ll arrive, plan where you’ll arrive, book a flight (Tips and tricks), book in-country transportation (how to get from the airport to your village), accommodation While Apartment Hunting
Moving #2 Important Preparations
Covers banking – getting euros and how you’ll use your card in Spain; phone – if you can, and how to bring your phone; loose Ends – A checklist of everything to do before you leave; death and Illness – Talk to your family about how you want to find out if the worst happens; other Worst Case Things– medical checkups and final things to consider
Moving #3 Prepare Yourself
Covers: learn about Spain, contact your School, create a map, start looking at apartments, study Spanish
- How to Find Your Textbooks Online
- TIE Card Hell (less instructions and more what-to-expect at the Jaen foreigner’s office)
Broken Renewal / Profex Problems (and Solutions)
5 More Favorite Lessons and Activities
Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Teacher Abroad (applies to other countries as well)
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