Just an update!
I finally got what I was waiting for! I'm going next week to pick up my paperwork and I'm off to Spain (shooting for Sept!)

MM I will see you there! Looks like I will be going first! Let me know how your plans are coming along! We'll have to meet at el Brillante for a bocadillo!

CONGRATULATIONS, Espe3!! FINALLY! And while you're not getting there by your original plan at least you're going. Good for you. We'll definitely get together when I'm in Madrid next (if you in fact stay in Madrid or maybe you'll go where the job offers take you). Hopefully you'll also be able to attend the next "Party With MadridMan in Madrid" too.

I'm so happy for you, Espe3. I really, really am.

Happy/Envious for those able to move to Spain to live, MadridMan

MM- this is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much BETTER than the original plan! And more simple!

Don't worry, I'll keep a Mahou cold for you!

No matter where the job might be, I'll always go back to Madrid (can't live in Spain and NOT see the family! ) But I think I have pretty good chances of staying in Madrid. We'll see!

New update:
I got the official paper in the mail! Just a couple more days to get the passport! I'm crossing my fingers that it'll get done SOON! I need to buy my ticket! :p

MM what's going on with you?! How's it going?! How about an official MM Madrid correspondant?! :p I'm gearing up for the next party!

Passport: Check!

Airplane ticket: Still searching

Job: jejej! currently there is none and apparently SOME people (not mentioning names or relation to me) don't think I'll be able to get one!

So once again, I'm left to my own resourcefulness and determination to make things happen. Oh well... things could be much worse- I think I can live on Fanta Limon and Calamares for a time... :p

Espe3, there was an article on Monday, I think, in El País newspaper about MANY MANY companies, big and small, cutting their staff drastically. That doesn't make your (or my) job search any easier, does it. Hmph! Thank goodness you have family support (right?) while you're getting started. I'm curious - would you care to tell us your age? The younger you are the better off you'll be, of course. I was talking to my Greek coworker today about the lack of age/sexual discrimination laws with regards to employment in Greece and Spain. Hmph.

Best of luck to you and please do keep us posted.

Saludos, MadridMan

Hola Espe3,
Just from following your determined efforts in getting your Spanish Citizenship, I think that if anyone can make it in a tough job market, you can, Espe3. I am not speaking from the air, either, determination and resourcefulness pays off. As you said earlier in another post, if you are willing to move around you will find a job!

I wish you the very best!

MM- I'll be 27 in September! :o (so I'm getting old!)

Thank you both MM and Booklady. I'm more than willing to do part- time work while I'm looking- and I realize MM- like the article says that things are rough- but they are here in the US also. And living where I do in Florida isn't the most job friendly market unless you're entry level(with little to no hope of moving up)- so you get what you can- and if I've done that here, well I'm not going to stick my nose up in the air once I get there!

Family support- well erm- touchy subject right now. But no, they're not going to let me go hungry!

And NO ONE can be a Pain in the @$$ like I can- someone will have to hire me just to get me to leave them alone! :p (I'll eventually wear them down!)

All the more reason for me to go soon and start my search already from here!

I just purcased my ticket! Let the countdown begin!

If anyone is looking I got a really good one-way price from airfare.com (aka side-step)

Happy travels everyone!!!!!!!

hey everybody

thats very great esperanza!
as they say,everybody has the right to be happy.
i just wish i could go to.sniff sniff.