Padron woes..
Will I ever get my Padron Or must I give them my blood too?
Races, weddings and a beer with the elders…its looking up
Well I found the face book page for the Town Hall here in Albatera. Its the ayuntimento office. Its located in the center of the town square across from the church and its the place where the Padron certificate is issued; the document I need to prove I live here. I will be visting it […]
What’s a bank certificado? My first semi day at the school and Padron rejection..
My first day at the elementary was not a real day as it was Friday. The principle gave me my schedule last Friday on the meet and greet day and said Friday I’m off, but I went as it was part of the contract from the beginning to be there on the 1st… So the […]
Princess and the pea, peed on or peed off?
Well I took Monday off and saw the doc as you know. Tuesday I felt better it was a holiday and Maria the teacher went with me to return the car. Good thing, we ended up in the wrong lot at the airport, had to leave, come back go in again. The car was almost […]
Meds with Brail and AC too? Day 10 in Albatera Spain
Well a few a days ago I got AC!!! I am also officially alone with no translation help as Jorge has returned to Argentina. So Friday morning I waited outside for the AC installers as my buzzer still doesn’t work. . No truck pulled up, just two men a box and some rolls of wires on […]
Um I rented this? What was I thinking?
I’m officially in the little town of Albatera as of last night. A 3 bedroom 2 bath apartment on the 2nd floor of an orange like building….I saw one apartment on the other side of town a few days ago with no AC but it had a balcony, a view and decent furniture…. I liked […]
It pays to meet in person.. Teachers
Drinking my morning coffee at the air B and B the construction crew hasn’t started yet across the street. I could sip some coffee with no banging. I woke up today with that nagging anxiety that has been dogging me. I think the real estate agent Mr. delicious is no longer that, he is not […]
The Countdown
Hi Guys, well I’ve been here now 7 days. Anxiety is sleeping with me now. I am having dreams of plane crashes and getting lost. I wake at 5 am and stare at the ceiling fan and know if have exactly 7 days left until I report to work at the school. My air B and B […]
The Adventure Continues
Well today was a slow day. We slept in after finding the ocean yesterday which was quite pretty as there are some mountains here. But windy as heck. Still looking for apartments, I found a beautiful place in the next largest town: Crevillente of 28k population. The owner is a first time rental as it’s her […]
Getting Ready to Go….
Well, I´m about to leave the country. For good. Yes, I am going to Spain to be a teacher’s assistant in an elementary school in a small town called Albatera. For what do you say? To teach English to elementary children. Age 6-12 which by the way I´ve never had any so I´m clueless about […]