Goobye everybody, i will see you all in Madrid!!! wish me luck, and i will post when i land and get settled in!!

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You're going to do just fine! Have a great flight - try not to be tooooo excited - and
keep us posted! We are all rooting for you!

Hi Goose!

Its Liz. I just sent you an email. Have a great trip!
I will be there Sunday. I can't wait. My grandmother is already getting everybody together to pick me up at Santa Justa. I will stay in Madrid for a few days and then go on to Sevilla.
Mi puchero me espera!!
I'll check my e-mail.
Suerte!
Liz

Good luck woman! I envy and admire you. Have fun!!

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Good luck Miss Madrid!!!!!!!!!!!!
Espero que todos tus sueños se hagan realidad.
Estamos impacientes por saber de ti.

You´re soooooooo lucky.

i have finally landed!!!!!!! well after cancelled flights and delays and the airlines loosing my luggage i am here in El Escorial drinking a cup of Manzanilla and smoking a fortuna light!!! life is good. I already have some leads on a place to live so monday i will go to see some of the places. I start the CELTA program Wednesday so i will see how hat goes. well i have alot to do but i will stay in touch!!!!

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Missmadrid,
I am out of the loop on how you got lucky enough to move to Spain? I ask because I am trying to do the same next year and all I get is negative feedback about how difficult it will be to get a legal job... could you share how you got yours, if that is what you are doing?
Thanks!

Miss Madrid- just read your webpage and it makes me so happy to see you following your dreams like this. El Escorial sounds like a magical place..I would like to learn more about it..I'm in madrid right now, what's the best way to get there? Where to stay, etc? How long is long enough to get a good feel for the place? Thanks..st

MissMadrid

Are you involved with the Amor de Dios Dance Studio in Madrid? I think I remember you saying something about it somewhere? Can you tell me more about it? I think there is some kind workshop something or other going on during August, with Maria Benitez (?) which is more or less finished before we arrive in Madrid. Do you know any more? Do they have a programme of events throughout the year? Where abouts is it?

Sorry about all the questions, I'm sure you're pretty busy sorting yourself out. I was impressed that you were back on the board as soon as you had arrived in Spain!

Have you managed to find any teaching yet?

Good luck,

Jo-Anne



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WAY TO GO, MISSMADRID98!!!!! Welcome Home (to Spain)!!!! I know (probably) that since you're now in your beloved Spain that we'll hear from you less often. That would be a shame, but we know how happy you are. Good luck to you there, in finding lodging, and with your dreams.

SixthTurn, how fortunate you are in Madrid right now! Wish I was there.

Saludos, MadridMan

so good to have so many responses!! i will respond to you individaully through e-mail. i am very very very happy to be home. i have found a piso and am in ther process of going through the paperwork, also i have a few leads on some english teaching jobs. defintely will keep you all posted!!!

Hala Madrid!!!

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MM98...I hope you post your goings on on the board! I think we are all interested to know how you are doing and what successes and problems you're experiencing in your move. What can you rent a piso for in El Escorial for example? Things like that are interesting to us.

Leche

Way to go Miss Madrid y BUENA SUERTE!!!!!

MissMadrid98 - sounds as if you have things well under control - a roof and some possible job leads already! You really must feel like you are home!!! Have to tell you we miss you - and couldn't be happier for you! Keep us posted when you can ...

well what i did monday mornig is i hit the streets at 9:30 in the morning. i bought 2 papers, the mercadillo de la sierra and the segundameno paper. there were some good things in there, i even thought of moving in with someone as a roomate in the roomate wanted ads, just to get started. they are asking for like 25 to 30,000 pts a month. i went to rental agencies and not much is availible cause the students in town have taken up all the cheap small apartments. but i was able to find one. The girl who worked at the rental agency named pilar showed me a 2 bedroom apartment, centrally located, views of the monastery, washer, dish washer, heater, hot water, even an elevator in the building and fully furnished for 70,000pts a month. that actually really pricy, but i really don´t have much to choose from, it´s actually very cute and nice. the one thing that they sometimes ask you is for a pay stub of some sort, if you don´t have one you can show a bank statement that you have money, but it has to be a spanish bank. so tommorow i am going to the bank to see what i can do. I also went to an english academy in town to see what was availible. i let them know i was in the process of getting my CELTA certificate and am ready to work. the boss of the place gave me few options and told me he may have work for me in villanueva de la cañada, like 15 minutes away. so tommorow i am going to go there see what´s it´s like and call him back. he was also going to ask the women who heads up the english program in el escorial if she needed another english teacher, so we´ll see. i will keep you guys posted and let you know how it works out!!!

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Oh, wow. mm98, I lived in Villanueva de la Cañada for the last three years I lived in Spain (not actually in town, but in an urbanización of la Cañada's called Villafranca del Castillo, although for me it's Paradise on Earth). It's a great place. There's a university there now - it opened oh, maybe 5 or 6 years ago, and so the town has been growing fast, and lots of young people have been moving there. If you take the road from la Cañada pueblo towards Brunete just to the outskirts, there's a stable for horseback riding, and it has a restaurant with terrazza -can't remember the name. It's run by a guy named Josetxu - everyone knows him - and he's the husband of a very, very close friend of mine. Go there and tell him Diane sent you - you'll like it!

The best of luck!

I am green with envy! Please keep up posted on your experiences. I will travel to Spain this year ( hopefully sooner, not later) so we will have to rendezvous.

Best Wishes,

Shawn


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