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Hi,

I'm a New Zealander nearing the end of my first full year teaching in South Korea, and planning to come to Europe for the first time in late July. I'm interested in doing a CELTA course and working in either Seville or Lisbon (but also open to any other good options). I'm keen to learn Spanish and/or Portuguese, with a view to working in South America further down the line.

Just to clarify, I have dual NZ/British citizenship and a British passport thanks to my Scottish/Irish grandparents, so this is not a 'can I work in the EU without an EU passport?' question.

I'd like to know what are the comparative advantages/disadvantages of those places? Working conditions, climate, lifestyle, visa difficulty, culture, friendliness, cost of living etc?

Priorities are somewhere with a good live music scene, access to the outdoors, and where it's possible to save some money... on the other hand pollution is a big turnoff (it's yellow dust season here in Korea).

Thanks, Dave