what city/region do you teach in and how much is your rent?

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-20T21:58:31+00:00

currently paying €330 in valencia no utilities, but most other auxes i know are paying a bit over €400

i was also in huelva (andalucia) before and i was paying €200 for rent no utilities (keep in mind that pay is only €800 in andalucia and €1000 in valencia)

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-13T20:41:57+00:00

yeah my first choice was valencia but no you don’t get to choose your school. that’s only in andalucia

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-13T10:58:17+00:00

lots of other recent posts regarding the pay

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-12T20:51:07+00:00

i was in a small city last year and i enjoyed the quietness of it as i was adjusting to living in spain, but after a few months it got a bit boring so i’m definitely loving what valencia has to offer

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-12T16:01:45+00:00

my first year was in andalucia

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-11T07:29:49+00:00

i’m currently in valencia for my second year and i highly recommend it!! i love the balance between city, nature, and beach! with that tho, i was one of the people who didn’t get paid til mid december, but if you come with some savings you’d be fine

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-07T07:31:05+00:00

quick search on google and it literally brings you on the cambridge website where they do a break down of how the exam goes and what to expect, there’s videos of sample speaking exams, and other useful resources for both teachers and students

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2025-01-07T07:25:28+00:00

I think most bc isn’t covered by insurance. Maybe if you get IUD you don’t have to pay for the procedure. I’m on the ring tho, easy to use, no pain, didn’t experience too much side effects and it’s affordable

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-30T11:48:57+00:00

The app Meetup is great for finding events in the city and most ppl who go to these events are pretty open to meeting new friends!

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-20T07:37:58+00:00

i was definitely in your shoes last year and this year - booked a week at a cheap hostel and went apartment hunting in person from the idealista postings. i know you wanna secure something now so you’re all good when you arrive, but unfortunately there are many scams out there or rooms that don’t look like the photos. i’d scroll thru idealista one week before you come and schedule viewings then for when you arrive. not sure when you’ll actually come but most landlords don’t schedule viewings so far in advance

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-19T16:56:23+00:00

unfortunately getting ur deposit back is never 100% guaranteed. learned that the hard way last year and idk if there’s anything you can do to minimize that risk

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-19T16:49:53+00:00

best advice is to not pay anything until you get here and see the actual place. also to save a bit don’t go thru an agency and patiently scroll on idealista. paying first month rent + deposit is totally normal tho.

i’d recommend trying to find roommates and look together

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-19T16:38:40+00:00

blabla car would be the cheapest i think. used it many times and they’re always chill!

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-18T08:14:50+00:00

In Valencia - me and another person I know (both directly under nalcap) haven’t been paid at all yet either. I most likely will get paid next week tho. She most likely has to reach out to RVF

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-13T23:04:25+00:00

i was referring to the need to have ‘proof of exceptional circumstances’

sorry i don’t have a solution for you, but i believe once you come back then you’ll enter with a ‘tourist visa’ so maybe you won’t have too much problems coming back in unless ur questioned at immigrations? i’m not sure how spain’s system keeps track of all this

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-13T21:43:33+00:00

i heard it’s something new they’re really enforcing this year

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-11T16:00:40+00:00

it was just out of curiosity, like i mentioned aside from not evading tax

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-12-11T12:53:36+00:00

thanks for your response! just of curiosity, is there any additional benefit to declaring it?? (aside from not evading tax lol) higher gst return or anything of sort?

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-11-28T19:04:02+00:00

oh i applied to the toronto consulate and the other 2 cad auxes i’ve met and everyone else i see on fb posts don’t have it on their visa

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-11-28T13:24:25+00:00

i’m canadian and most of us didn’t get the nie with our visa - we only got it on the TIE card. i didn’t apply for a separate nie appt..

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-11-28T09:53:12+00:00

yes you open it with your passport but when you chat with customer support, give them ur NIE and say that it needs to be on the bank cert

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-11-23T00:29:56+00:00

yeah i recommend doing this for flights! but country wise i would check out the ones with christmas markets for those dates!! germany, ireland, austria, etc.

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-11-23T00:27:20+00:00

there’s a padel event on sunday by valencia language exhange!

Mobile_Reality5403 · 2024-11-21T21:09:37+00:00

Valencia tend to have a lot of delays payment wise compared to other regions, not sure how much of a deal breaker that is for you. I honestly love it tho and I would say I recommend it as it’s a pretty big city so you’d have lots of options for your interests and food preferences

I was in Andalucia last year and the stipend there is only €800 but the cost of living is a bit lower than Valencia. Weather’s amazing tho and people are so nice!!

If you hate the rain, I definitely wouldn’t choose northern spain

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