I'm moving to Spain

I will be moving to Spain this year to teach English!

Who:
I will be working with CAPS (Conversation Assistant Programme for Schools).

What:
I will be teaching English, mostly to elementary (primary) students.

Where:
I will be teaching in Vilanova i la Geltru, about an hour south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast.

When:
I will start teaching at the end of September.

How:
After visiting Spain for a short time last year, I thought it would be an interesting place to live, so I began expoloring opportunities to live there. I took a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course through the International TEFL Academy and got earned a TEFL/TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification. After earning this certificate I applied to, and received offers from, a few different teaching organizations in Spain. I then decided that CAPS would be the best fit for me.


Why:
It is an awesome opportunity! I will be able to live in a new culture, continue to improve my Spanish, and hopefully learn Catalan. I will also be able to live near the coast and taste some great food. In addition to all that, I should be able to use Barcelona as a base to visit a number of different European and African cities (and blog about them).