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October 5th 2011

Published: October 31st 2011

I’ve often thought, particularly while walking the Camino de Santiago in 2009, that Spain would be the place where I’d settle, at least for a good few years, if not forever. Therefore I’d been putting off moving to Spain for as long as possible because I thought I should get other ambitions out of the way first, such as living and working in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia, and trav... Read Full Entry

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David Walker

Donny

When I started this blog in 2007, it was more of a highlights package of trips generally focusing on one place or aspect. My rule had been one blog per country unless I lived there, but I eventually realised that fewer blogs were appearing. Having got around quite a bit, I'm now revisiting many countries. It's getting trickier to get to completely new countries so I might break that rule on occasion. The PhD fortunately didn't curtail travelling with research in sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the chance to attend conferences with a sneaky bit of travelling tacked on before or after th... full info

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Fiesta de San Juan, Santiago

Have a bit more to drink, just let that fire burn down a little... Then leap over/through it - in divisibles of three.

Islas Cies

Someone had to be first in.

Islas Cies

The Guardian puts this beach in the top ten in the world.

Tia Vicente, Santiago

Where all the teachers could be found every Friday after work.

Festival de San Pedro

Throughout the summer there's pretty much a festival a weekend somewhere in Galicia.

Praza da Quintana, Santiago de Compostela

With my lovely flatmates in Santiago's loveliest square.

3rd July 2015

Catherine
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Hey there! Sounds like you really enjoyed living in Spain for a bit, I'm considering teaching English in Spain for a year as part if my Spanish degree. I have a TEFL course and some experience teaching in South America but because Santiago is a lot smaller than the main cities in Spain (exactly what I'm looking for!) I was wondering if it was harder to find a job? And how did you find yours? Thank you! Cat

3rd July 2015

Catherine
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Hi there! Sounds like you really enjoyed your travels, I'm pretty jealous! I'm currently considering teaching for a year in either South America or Spain for a year as part of my Spanish degree. I was wondering considering how Santiago is a much smaller and less travelled city than others in Spain (which is what I'm looking for!) if it was harder to find a job? And how did you go about finding yours? Thanks! Cat

3rd July 2015

Donny
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Hi Cat I still am enjoying my travels thanks. By the way, I wouldn't say Santiago is less travelled than anywhere in Spain. With the Camino de Santiago and the fact that it's centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site it is very busy with tourists. To find a job there are lots of ESL jobs websites where schools from all over the world advertise. I haven't taught for quite a few years now but I remember Dave's ESL Cafe (http://www.eslcafe.com/) was one of the best sources. Another way to find a job is to just to think about where you want to live and google search for language schools (best to do that in Spanish) then apply directly whether or not they are advertising for teachers. Suerte! D

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