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[scottymac]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this board but I do plan to use it quite frequently. I am planning on coming to Spain(Madrid or Barcelona) in February of 2006. I am planning on looking for both a job and a place to live once i arrive. I am a Canadian( with an EU passport), I also have my teachers degree as well as 2 years teaching ESL in Asia. I would love your opinion about the chances of finding a job in February( I know that January would be much better to come). Also an idea of how much start up money I should bring over to tide me over for a couple of months if my job search does not go well. Thank you in advance for all and any information or suggestions that you could give me!

[dmb]

Advice from someone who hasn't been to Spain in almost 20 years. Go to Moore's bar on a Monday night, I'm sure you'll get lots of help, info, leads

[Moore]

You�ll be fine getting work, there are always new courses starting up if you look around hard enough, but may be a bit slow to fill up your schedule. Flat hunting should be a bit easier too, as the rush will be over. In terms of how much cash to bring, bring as much as possible: the money here isn�t amazing: I�d say you�d need a couple of thousand euros saved/available on the plastic - don�t forget, during the summer months there is very little, if any work here, although as an EU passport holder you�ll be able to go to the UK to teach summer camps to tide you over.
As dmb quite rightly pointed out though, come down to our pub quiz on a Monday night at Moores when you get here, and I�ll introduce you to everyone so you can get some decent leads.