How much do we make as ENGLISH TEACHERS living in SPAIN? 💶🇪🇸 

Thank you for watching. Everything you said resonated with me. At times it's easy for me to get caught worrying about what's going to come next. This reminded me that it's all apart of the journey. Thank you

Well said! @Evo333 - please don't attach yourself to the "I have to do X by Y age" idea. Life IS indeed a marathon. Travel the world, study the world, study and learn about yourself. Succeed, fail, repeat. I spent my 20's working in dead-end jobs in every industry you could imagine. However, this time gave myself the space to really discover what I wanted out of life and made me confront questions and ideas about the world and myself that I wouldn't have encountered if I had been working a typical 9-5 from ages 22-30. I finally received a degree in my late 20's. However, the pandemic hit and 3-4 years of real difficulties followed. But I kept focused on my plan and played the long game. I moved to Europe last year. Now, I'm writing to you from Spain and I'll be starting a (remote) job in my dream industry next week. Looking back, I'm 100% grateful for going my own way in my 20's. Remember, your story is YOURS to write.

@@EvanHailes Cmon, do not destroy your genes. Wake up from your programming.

Thank you so much for your kind words! We love you♥️♥️

@@LewisGreenaway we miss it everyday! Thanks for watching 😊

Thank you Nicole🤟🏾♥️

Thank you man. Really appreciate your words. Glad to be able to show people a different way of post-college life

Thank you for watching!!🫶🏾 if you need any recommendations let me know

Hola! Hope you guys are enjoying beautiful Sevilla🤩♥️ thank you for watching!

Hi Canadian here! I'm starting to make decisions about going to live in Spain with my boyfriend. He's Spanish so I'm on my own for visas and stuff haha. Could you comment if you guys got jobs before moving so the company sponsored your visa, or did you move so Spain and looked for jobs before the 90 day expiry of free travel w/ no visa.

@@medalainechu Hello! We didn't get jobs before we left because we wanted to travel a bit prior to settling down. We have the youth mobility visa and with this visa, you have to apply for it from Canada. You don't need a work contract prior to coming to Spain, but you can start applying online for jobs before you arrive. I would recommend to come with some savings because it took longer than I thought to land a job here. Since you can't apply for a work visa while in Spain, I would look into applying while in Canada before you plan to come! Good luck :)

So would you say you like it better if you had the funds to live a better lifestyle? Or would rather live it in North America

I want to live in Sevilla when I retire.

Thank you for watching brother Joel 🤟🏾 more coming for sure

Thank you for your kindness and for watching! I think the bus rides were specific to where we were living in Tenerife unfortunately. But public transportation in Spain is really affordable, 2-3 euros for a single ride pass in most cities. I’m not exactly sure about residency because we weren’t considering it! But that is so cool you are going to move to such a beautiful place! Good luck in your journey! If you have any other questions please reach out😊

Soo u reccomend UAE then 😅

@@littlesunshine888 never lived in UAE, but heard lots of positive about working there as an ESL teacher. Guess everywhere there're pros and cons.

​@@AntiqueKe4I am interested to work in China, please help

That’s so great to hear! Wishing you the best of luck in getting placed in Andalucía, it’s a beautiful region with so much to offer. It will definitely be the slow pace your looking for! We’re planning on making some more videos on this topic, thanks for the support! 🙏🏾😊

I’m also in Texas waiting to see if I receive a placement through Nalcap 🙂

Thank you! Good luck on your journey.

😂 thank you Crystal♥️

Thank you brother👌🏾 that’s the goal

Why don’t you take a trip or a week like on your vacation time and see how everything works, that’s what I’ll be doing

Thank you Mica! If we can do it, so can you🫶🏾 good luck in your journey

Dude, live life. There’s way more than what we have in the US. Move abroad ASAP

Hello! Thanks for watching. We did it through NALCAP. Through them we didn’t have to get a TEFL certification

This question^

Thanks for watching!! Well, our paycheck was definitely not taxed! It was kind of like a monthly stipend

It’s what you make it! There’s many opportunities to gain more by tutoring on the side. Most language assistants have side gigs like this that support their monthly income. Lmk if you have more questions

Thanks for watching! Yes you can stay in Spain but you'll have to apply for a Prorroga through immigration. Just a permission slip to allow you to stay after your visa expires.

@@EvanHailes thanks. Probably doing DNV but good to know as we plan :)

Yes! We did it through the North American Language and Assistants Program (NALCAP).

800$ is too low for Spain. You need at least 1200$ to live alone outside of the cities If you live in Barcelona 1200$ can be enough if you find an extra cheap room at 700$

@@aliaflow6877 Good to know. Thanks so much.

Agreed. Depending on where you want to teach here, the salary can vary. Finding a place to rent can be difficult if you don’t speak the language. There’s websites like idealista and fotocasa you can use. We were in Granada, probably the cheapest city in Andalucía. Malaga is also affordable

@@EvanHailes Thanks. Be safe. Hope you can vlog more about your day-to-day life there. Some vloggers just have their cameras on them daily, recording everything. I'm ok with this, as I just like to get a real feel of the place than the edited vlogs.

​@@aliaflow6877 Do you think if I went with a roomate or two 700-800 would be enough?

You absolutely can! Apply to Nalcap😊

Nope we are only allowed to work 12-14 hours with the visa we had

@@Tayloryvonne96 NALCAP

For the program we did, they only except native speakers. But there are other programs that might accept you. Not exactly sure about a private school salary

Yeah no worries, I said it at the beginning! 800 euros per month.

Technically speaking 🤣 rich in experience tho my man

Why?

Of course! Dm me on Instagram @evhailes

Where?

Yes, we would love to talk more about that! Living here you will have a chance to meet lots of other language assistants through Facebook groups and WhatsApp. They are usually pretty active depending on where your placed. Also, take advantage of language exchange events in your city! Great ways to meet Spanish speakers and people from all around the world. You are going to have so much fun! Good luck on your journey 😊

If you’re going to Madrid it’s very easy to get around not knowing Spanish or knowing very little Spanish because many people there speak English. In other cities you may have a bit of a problem

Hey VetaParco, I'm also planning on moving (to Valencia, from Toronto) in August. Going alone myself, so a bit nervous but excited too. Have you thought about when and where exactly you'd like to go?