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[cglassco]

I thinking about taking the Canterbury TEFL course in October and was wondering if anybody who has taken the course has any feedback? I'm not much of a big city girl, so I would only spend the month of the course in Madrid and then I was hoping to work on a farm and offer private lessons in whichever area I ended up in. Does this seem feasible and worth the money, or should I skip the course and offer lessons without the certification? Also, is a hostel my only choice if I'm only staying in the city for a month? What about homestays?

Thanks a lot!!

[Joenyc]

[Spainish]

I myself grew up in Southern California in a 'city' a fraction of the size of Madrid, so I didn't consider myself much of a 'big city boy' either. But I dont think you'd have such a bad time here. Yes its a fairly large and sprawling metropolis of 4million+ people but you might be surprised. I find a lot of pockets of small town feeling all throughout the city and if it's still too much there are a number of 'pueblos' only a short train ride away.

I assume you wouldnt really need a certificate if you were planning on heading straight to a small town, but I really have no idea. The main thing that should be pointed out though is that Madrid has the majority of the work.

Homestays for just a month might not be all that easy to set up and hostals or 'albergues' are the most economical and easiest choice of course.

There are a number of websites that help with finding places to stay, both long term and short term. madridinsider.com, loquo.com and multimadrid.com come to mind but there are more.


Good luck!