Originally Posted by El Pichichi

First off can I say what a wonderful site this is. Everyone seems very friendly and helpful and all being well I would hope to be able to contribute as well in the not too distant future.

I'm 26 years old from Liverpool and have always dreamed of living in Spain. The country is in my blood practically from the years I spent in Mallorca as a child. I'm talking months on end with family, not beach holidays. I've seen the real Spain and I love it.

I speak GCSE level Spanish and a bit more but I never got around to finishing my A-Level (health reasons), however I believe a few months in the country and I would pick it up quite easily as I have the basic grounding and am very willing to learn.

The only reason I'm not in Spain now probably is family problems and health issues, both of which I am glad to say have finally been resolved.

I recently lost my job and have nothing really keeping me in England and that is why I'm looking at a realistic way of getting to Spain with a view to staying there.

I am a qualified Nursing Assitant/Health Care Assistant and have worked in the NHS for 2 years (a job I fell into when no one else would employ my due to the health problems) gaining various medical qualifications along the way.

The only real tie I have that I would be loathed to leave behind is my "Kuk Sool Won" martial arts classes, so I would like to find somewhere I could practice abroad if that were possible.

I have timeshare weeks banked which I can use for Spain but really I suppose what I need to know is, where is suitable for me to use them that is not too touristy but not empty either. Somewhere I can test the water for two weeks and look for possible employment even if it is only for a few months.

I'm looking to start afresh in so many ways, I figure that now is a good time to at least look at the possibility of making my dream come true or I'll forever wonder what might have been.

Thanks for any help.

Rich.