As the school year winds down, I often think about how I ended up here. Not physically in Spain - after a summer drinking more Kalimocho than water, it was…
My Spanish now-husband couldn’t help but laugh when I looked, puzzled, at our new coffee maker. I was jetlagged, yes, but also coming off six weeks of straight drip machine…
About a year ago, I was invited to attend the "Helicheville" Bilingual Day in the school I worked at during my first three years in Spain. Emilio met me at…
The most common question I get when meeting new people in Spain is, 'Why did you originally come here/go to Spain/decide on Seville/move abroad to work as a teacher?' I…
Around this time six years ago, I was waiting to receive my visa for Spain. My passport was held hostage, and I ticked off the days before my flight left,…
this post was updated in April 2026. Currently, the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program is under review. The application portal is not yet open, so I encourage you…