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Originally Posted by kburnay
Help, I moved to Monda (very near Coin and Alhaurin El Grande) in April, I am desperate to make new friends but am finding it very difficult. I work from home which doesn't help and I don't speak much Spanish - yet (I am trying to learn but finding it difficult). I am also quite shy, but I am very willing to perhaps go to social groups or classes in order to try and make friends. Can anybody help/advise?
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I know how you feel, when we came here in February, I didnt know a sole apart from our letting agent, who befriended me. She then introduced me to a couple of other people, who in turn introduced me to some others and so on. now I seem to know a fair few people, some who I see occasionally and some not at all and one in particular who I've really jelled with! I guess thats what they call "social networking"
If you're shy it doesnt help, I am too. In fact if I hadnt made the friends that i have in the way that I did, I probably wouldnt leave the house apart from the school run! I have kids which helps cos standing at the school gate helps to initiate conversations (with other brits anyway!)
What about Spanish classes? I'm looking into classes in my area, you're not too far away from me so if I found out about some, you could come too?
I dont know of any clubs in the area, but I know there's a British newsagents and chip shop in El Grande that both have notice boards with stuff like that on them?
Jo