New members of the Spain forum, introduce yourself here
Newbie on the Spain forum? DonÂ’t know how to start?
This thread is for you
We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your expat projects in Spain if you are planning to move there.
It will enable us to help you better but above all to wish you a warm welcome.
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Hello to all !!thank for inviting me Julian.
I have over 20 years experience in the real estate in Spain, so if I can help anyone.... just ask.
2 years ago I have choosen Barcelona (and area) for my work area, but am familiar with lots of places in Spain.
cheers!
I am a new member and I have just posted a '2 sides of the postcard' reply about living here,
Over 15 years ago I moved here. I live a little way from the coast -in a beautiful valley.
My home is a stone built finca, which I share with my rescue cats.
My business is Weddings. I used to do a lot of planning and catering-
but as I am now somewhat more mature- I do less of that.-too many hrs on the feet.
I am a Registered Humanist Celebrant- so IÂ write and conduct non religious weddings,
funerals, baby naming etc.
Some friends and I started the first Women in Business Club here many years ago
( despite being told by the local Council that it would not be possible !)
It took some years to make legal but we did it. I was Vice President for a few years.
We did, and still do., a lot of fund raising to help the victims of Domestic violence of all Nationalities,
and support the local shelters, liasing with Councils to help, and get the families back on their feet..
So -enough for now. always work to do.. and anxious Brides. .
Susan
Since I arrived just a couple of weeks ago, I 'm still pretty involved in all sorts of practical matters: from finding a long term home for my family, to finding a school for the children and dealing with a completely new culture. Any help will be very much appreciated, as well as any other expat in Barcelona wishing to grab a coffee together.
what areas would you recommend and can we contact you closer to moving time to arrange a date/time to mtg. thank you
I have been living in Madrid for almost 4 years with my two young children. I am a stay at home mum while my hubby works to feed us.
Madrid is a colourful and full of life city to live in. Be it single, couple or family, you can never be bored living in Madrid.
You may wish to follow my blog at Singaporeanexpatmuminmadrid or email me if you have any questions that I may be of your help.
Cheers,
Shirlyn
Alex mid 30's from London, I've been living in Valencia for a few years. I teach english periodically. Looking to meet more english speakers.
have a good one all
I moved to Madrid in August and am slowly adjusting from the wee village on the west of Scotland where I came from.
I work 4 weeks on/4 weeks off in the North Sea, so my time in Madrid is always a holiday, much to the disgust of my girlfriend.
Would like to meet some folks for hill walking/mountain biking and most probably a couple of pints afterÂ

Thank you for your introduction.
However, it would be much better if you could create a new thread for each separate question.
This will help members to better guide you and provide you with useful information or advice.
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Thank you,
Hasnaa
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Mathieu 33 french, just coming back from Mexico after a 10 years staying. Looking for living in Spain's coast, Barcelona or Granada would be great. Actually watching job's offers (textile engineer + MBA industry = industrial buyer + technical sales). Once I find the job I would look for roomie(s) in case my girlfriend stays in Mexico. Finally, will look for hang glider and paraglider pilots to practise together.
Saludos :-)
I am new to Alicante and would like to speak with expats and get help and advice on life and work. I am currently finalising my move and on 1 April I am in at the deep end! So looking forward to the move.Â
My Spanish is above basic having a Latina wife who has taught me enough over the last ten years so I hope this gives me an edge out here.
Please let me know of any clubs or associations which I can join to make friends and smooth my new life for me, my wife and my boys.
A friend of mine just introduced me to this blog last week - I wish I had known about it when we moved to Barcelona 4 years ago from Boston, MA! But it's never too late!! This was our first relocation though likely not our last. My husband and I both work, though my work is from home as my clients are overseas in the States. We've got 2 boys ages 6 and 9 in international school here who have made amazing friends from all over the world (I love that they are becoming global citizens!). We LOVE to travel and have been embracing every free moment possible to see as much of Europe as we can during our time here and we've been blogging about it along the way: . Looking forward to meeting more ex-pats on here!!
Julie
My name is Khurram Sattar
I am from Pakistani
And 10 Years experience in Restaurant Waiter/Server from Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore.
And 1 Years experience in Restaurant Kitchen Helper from Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore.
My education is FA and i am good looking smart and Hardworker.
Good Morning one and all from Doncaster S.Yorks ! We are considering moving to Almeria in the near future , still haven't got the get up and go to take the plunge , have been going to do it for a few years now ,I think that this year may be the year to get the ball rolling !! 
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I plan to retire and relocate to Barcelona this coming fall. my brother is also considering coming along. if my brother is not coming along I would be looking for a one bedroom/bath w/a washer/dryer, terrace, modern and near markets,, bistros, museums and near public transport. I would not like to pay over $1,000. if my brother decides to come we would want a 2 bedroom/2 bath and all the other criteria listed above. our budget would be $3,000.
what areas would you recommend and can we contact you closer to moving time to arrange a date/time to mtg. thank you
nice place you're moving to. i bet you would love it . many ancient places to visit such as Alhambra , Cordoba etc the worlds most famous and busy places. thats really fun
or if you would like to visit Barcelona would love to meet up for an exchange of languages or fun etc



I also speak fluent Spanish so would love to meet natives tooÂ
Gracias
Thanks!
I have only been in Spain for 6 months but I really love it here. We relocated from Indonesia to a tiny village just outside Alcala La Real (Andalucia) We have immersed ourselves in to village life and are slowly getting to grips with the language. We now run an art school for the children and we are starting classes for the adults soon. We still have lots of work to do on our house but we feel settled and enjoy living in this part of Spain. The pace of life suits us after the frenetic madness of Jakarta and gives us the opportunity to get on with projects and work that we never had time for before. Our plan for next year is to have residential art courses so if anyone is interested, please get in touch! Lottie

I am a freelance photographer living and working in Barcelona. Originally from Calgary, Canada, I moved to the city in September of 2010 after having spent 18 months in Mexico. I sell limited-edition photographic prints in the Barcelona area, across Spain, and internationally. If you´re interested collecting fine art, please contact me. I would be pleased to meet in person over coffee to talk about all things photography!
My name is Steve and I would like to thankyou for inviting me onto your page and if I could say hello to everyone else also.
My main reason for introducing myself is that I am looking for work and permanent move to Spain and I belive that I sent my CV to you Julien my apologies as I wasn't sure of the procedure etc.
To anyone who may be of assistance I am currently working as a New Business Sales Executive for a company in Leeds selling Shell and Esso diesel directly to business in a Telesales environment.
I have excellent interpersonal skills extremely adaptable and very comfortable with anyone and at any level either on the telephone or on a face to face basis. I consider myself bright very witty whilst maintaining a professional attitude at all times and have previous experience of working abroad with my previous position for a Recruitment company which I was there for for ten years until redundancy.That was in China so would consider Spain or anywhere in Europe to be no problem whatsoever.
I was a single parent until two years ago when my daughter left home and she is in total agreement with me that a new challenges both personally and professionally to be a very good idea.
If anyone who is looking for someone from the UK and can be of assistance to them or their business I am more than happy for those people to contact me and I will provide my CV etc for them.
I have also run small bars for my cousin in the past have done the karaoke for him and can at any time provide a reference from him. Just as a little aside I have also sung in bands before and I am a huge fan of the Stones Beatles Eagles etc What you could term Classic Rock I suppose. But like I said Im nothing if not adaptable.
Id like to thankyou Julien for your time and patience and to anyone else who may see this and look forward to hearing from you all soon.
Kindest regards.
Steve.
My name is Laura, and I am a 42 year old lady who is looking to finally make the move to Spain.
I am attempting to find work via tour operator channels, as I was a tour rep for Thomson for 10 years - 10 years ago. The only thing is, with seasonal work, come October, I'm jobless.
I am really looking for something more permanent, whether it be in an office or...wherever.
I finished my Masters in Tourism Management in 2012. It would be great to find a management position...but I doubt it very much.
I have no family, but I do have a little dog - he is my life. So, I will be looking for accommodation (really cheap) for maybe a month to begin with, and then we'll go from there.
If there is someone on this site, who can help me with any of the above, then I'd be truly grateful. Even if there is someone - a friend of a friend, who could help me out with accomm, then that would be great.
Oh, I've lived and worked in many Spanish resorts, so if anyone is looking for any info about resorts etc., then I can maybe help you out too.
Bye for now
Laua
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