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there is loads of work here simply start making calls once you arrive. Or perphaps a month or so before arrving send out your CV Resume out. Check out lingobongo.com Also i suggest contacting loads of agencys as the more offers you have the better the chance of getting block hours in a good location. pay rates around 15 an hour in the hand cash or 22 an hour legal (you pay all taxes social security)
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| Posts: 381 | Location: Tres Cantos | Registered: 29 June 2006 | |
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www.lingobongo.com for 10 euros you can send your CV to every agency in Madrid. That I think is the easist way. I would wait untill shortly before your here, most agencys (make that all) won't hire without a face to face. Secondly you have www.madridteacher.com and in-madrid.com (I think).
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| Posts: 381 | Location: Tres Cantos | Registered: 29 June 2006 | |
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I agree with Tim. I know that you are excited and all about the move, but you have to wait until you get here, make telephone calls and actually go to academies and set up appointments. All will work out for the best, but you do need to be here in order to make it work and happen. Good luck, Shawn
"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down" - SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
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| Posts: 1250 | Location: Richmond, VA but in MADRID now | Registered: 10 February 2002 | |
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hey angeltatt74. if money is no object, accommodation is easy but if not, it can be very difficult. best to do  SEARCHES here on the board and post any accommodations questions on threads on accommodations so that this one does not get too off-topic which is where this one is heading. SEARCH for terms like "apartments", "apartment hunting", "housing" and similar. you will find that housing and work are probably the 2 most discussed topics on these forums. and don't forget jer's number 1 rule for coming over... BRING AT LEAST ENOUGH MONEY SAVED UP TO LIVE ON FOR 12 MONTHS WITHOUT WORKING. a conservative estimate for that is 8,500 Euros ($11,300 USD). saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12224 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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More good advice Jer. I had just 2 months saved up, but I forgot that the dollar was low in 2003, but I still enjoyed my stay there in Madrid. Some rough times, but all in all, I would do it again, now that I am wiser and older. It was a great learning experience and I know that the best is yet to come. Shawn
"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down" - SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
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| Posts: 1250 | Location: Richmond, VA but in MADRID now | Registered: 10 February 2002 | |
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that's a very good location, you have 3 lines all going into city. You also have bus access to Tres Cantos and other citys where you get alot of business as well.
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| Posts: 381 | Location: Tres Cantos | Registered: 29 June 2006 | |
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quote: 1000 euros a month just on that alone so your money obviously won't go as far.
Bonnie, That depends on where he wants to live. If he wants to live in Puente de Vallecas and in the south, such as Legazpi or Embajadores, there are still apartments WAY below 1000 euros a month. It's all about location. Remember that the price of rooms are going up too so that 350 has quickly become a thing of the past and he has to add in utilities. All in all, please do not get scared. Come with what you have and make it work for you in the long run. It can be done. I rented a place for 650 and earned about 1,300 a month, but that amount varied with my private students. Yes, some months were tight, but even people who pay 350 a month in rent for a room can have a bad month, so in the end, it's all relative. Come and be prosperous, Shawn
"Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down" - SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison
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| Posts: 1250 | Location: Richmond, VA but in MADRID now | Registered: 10 February 2002 | |
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I just got another call for English teachers, from another one who accepts non-EU teachers and pays better than most. You are not going to have ANY problem finding work. Just call me when you are ready to start having too much to do.
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| Posts: 708 | Location: Madrid, Spain | Registered: 14 December 2002 | |
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