Preparing to Leave for Spain

I will be leaving for Spain for eight months on the 26th of this month. I received an academic "continuing education" grant provided by the Ministry of Education of Spain. I will serve as a teaching assistant in a Spanish Public School outside Seville Spain in a town called Dos Hermanas. My job will be to share my knowledge of the English language and North American culture in a K - 12 classroom. It was my goal to apply and participate in this program ever since I came back from taking a semester in Granada Spain during my sophomore year at Western Washington University.

My final day of work at Costco in Bellingham will be on September 23rd. I leave from Bellingham the next day. I will be in Fall City at my girlfriend Ingy's place until the 26th.

I depart from Seattle Washington on the morning of the 26th of September. I will arrive in Madrid The following day and take a train into Seville. I will have a lot to do the first week. (apply for a temporary residence card, open a bank account, find a place to live and find my school.) I plan on finding a room to share inside Seville and commute to Dos Hermanas for work either by bus or bike.

When I arrive in Seville I will find the hostel that I am staying at for the first week. I booked 5 nights at The Garden Backpacker. The goal is to at least find a place to live by the 2nd of October.

I will hopefully be periodically updating this blog for friends and family who are interested in where and what I am doing for the next eight months. If anyone is planning to be in europe or spain over the next year let me know and maybe we could meet up!