Living in Spain and constantly hearing about the increasing unemployment rate makes me grateful for having a teaching job, courtesy of the Spanish government ministry of education language and cultural assistant’s program. My monthly wages may not seem like much at 700 euros but it’s certainly enough to live- pay rent, pay bills, buy food, … Continue reading »
Today was a day for charades. The end of Holy week (spring break) has marked the school year is near over and you know what this means, Tired, uninterested students counting down the days for summer vacation. One of my funny students asked, “Can’t we just sleep in class.” He knows the answer but I … Continue reading »
Working as an English teaching assistant (auxiliar) in a bilingual high school in Spain has been an interesting experience. I’ve been lucky enough to have ”my classroom” and 5 classes of conversation each week with groups of 8 students at a time. Though this is against the rules by Spain’s Ministry of Education- auxiliars are … Continue reading »
and everyone just looked on. Both teachers and students. I didn’t actually see the fight but half the school seemed to be gathered outside the school gates. I was surprised to see teachers just watching… and I was laughing and looking at teachers like, What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone doing anything? I’m used to … Continue reading »
El dia San Valentin. For the last 2 weeks, I’ve been showing a short Valentine slide show to my students in my Conversation classes and asking them about Valentine’s Day in Spain. I’ve always been indifferent to the holiday having spent many more years single than having a Valentine to share the day with. I … Continue reading »
I like teaching. A lot. I love engaging with students. I love there questions. There curiosity. There creativeness. I love figuring out how to explain concepts and ideas in multiple ways so everyone understands. I love the challenges and the rewards teaching brings. I’m even entertained when students are sneaky and see what they can … Continue reading »
Teaching and Classroom differences between the USA and Spain *Disclaimer: These are only my observations from October 1- Nov 15 and are based on my experience at my instituto. Each teacher has a different schedule, which means they start and end at different times, depending on the day. Some teachers love there schedule, others … Continue reading »
I know I’ve been posting about my travels in Spain but I’m actually living in Spain because I am working as an Language and Cultural Language Assistant, also known as an auxiliar. I work 12 hours a week, 4 days a week at an insituto (ages 12-16, essentially high school). My schedule is different each day … Continue reading »
And I’m loving it. I keep reminding myself this is my life, this is where I’ll be for the next 9 months. The beach and Paseo (boardwalk) I’ve been in Roquetas for over a week now and am amazed and happy for the friends I have already made. I knew a few hours after I … Continue reading »
