So let me introduce myself. Im a college student at a Spanish university in Madrid. I have been here for two years, and have just recently started to read other´s blogs...and decided it would be fun to start my own. I wish I would have began earlier...to share my experiences of culture shock...trips around Europe...etc. But, I realized that even after two years of being here, everyday there is a new and shocking adventure. So before reading my blog, here are some important things about me that probably will mentioned again in the rest of my blogs.. 1. I am vegetarian...which [View Full Entry]

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For the past year, I have been teaching English in Madrid. In the states, I worked at a preschool, so I thought I would be pretty well equipped to just teach a few classes on the side to children. Boy..was I wrong. Spanish children are not what I am used...at least not the ones who can afford private English tutoring. Here, the average price per hour is 20 euros...and mostly weathly families are interested in their children learning English. I did not realize that until I was faced with the Spawns of Satan, as my friend likes to call them, otherwise [View Full Entry]

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