Moving to Spain

[Lynette]

Hello,
I am an Australian moving to Spain with my Dutch partner in or around June, we have been living in Holland for the past four years.
We will first be living in the area around Torre Dal Mar .
I will be looking to begin Spanish lessons immediately and also hoping to find some expat groups to join as we do not have any contacts. If anyone can offer me some advice on these things or anything at all i would very much appreciate it.

Kind Regards

Lynette

[Wanna-B-Expat]

Originally Posted by Lynette

Hello,
I am an Australian moving to Spain with my Dutch partner in or around June, we have been living in Holland for the past four years.
We will first be living in the area around Torre Dal Mar .
I will be looking to begin Spanish lessons immediately and also hoping to find some expat groups to join as we do not have any contacts. If anyone can offer me some advice on these things or anything at all i would very much appreciate it.

Kind Regards

Lynette

Hi.
Have you decided whereabouts in Spain you would move to?

[atlast]

You can start to prepare by taking Spanish lessons or at least getting some CDs to play in the car, so you can work on your accent and learn a few phrases, and learn to roll your R's. Besides, you will enjoy doing some little thing every day that makes you feel a little closer to the move. I did this and was glad. If I only had a talent for languages.

[Fay]

It is so good that you are intending to learn the lingo.

Whatever you do you must keep this phrase in mind use it or you loose it. You simply must practise your spanish speaking with the Spanish people. Trust me, if I can do it, anyone can!!

[Goldberg]

Hi you dont need to speak spanish to live in Spain.
Look at costa del sol, it is as much english as spanish.
Same in parts of costa blanca.

If you do learn spanish which spanish language. Castellon, Valencian, Basque, Catalan, each has its own language. English, that is all you need.

Sorry linguists, is true. If you make and bring money here, people will speak English for this is sure. If you want to integrate of course learn the language, it is polite and good for business too.

[Burriana Babs]

I live in the Costa del Sol and find I need to use what skills I have in Spanish all the time. If you do not learn the basics you will find you may need an interpreter often. It is also polite to try to learn the language after all we are living in Spain within their culture.

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by Burriana Babs

I live in the Costa del Sol and find I need to use what skills I have in Spanish all the time. If you do not learn the basics you will find you may need an interpreter often. It is also polite to try to learn the language after all we are living in Spain within their culture.

I think in my first week here I went to buy a garden table. In the warehouse I said to the man "Do you Speak English?" He said "Do you speak Spanish?" and looked at me quizically. I've never bothered uttering those words since, and Spanish people I think appreciate that.

[scottpilkington]

hey my name is scott and me and my partner are thinkin of moving to spain and are wondering if you could help ime trying to find sales work and a 2 bed property to rent,but i wouldnt now were to start ive tried searchin and get nowhere.

[jojo]

Originally Posted by scottpilkington

hey my name is scott and me and my partner are thinkin of moving to spain and are wondering if you could help ime trying to find sales work and a 2 bed property to rent,but i wouldnt now were to start ive tried searchin and get nowhere.

If you speak fluent spanish there maybe sales jobs about. Even in the ex pat communities it helps to have a good knowledge of the language and most reputable companies would require it.

You need to establish which part of Spain you want to live in and come over and have a look.

Jo

[Burriana Babs]

You are right there jojo, they need to decide where in Spain they want to locate first. I know my preference is the Eastern Costa del Sol.