sarso7
Spanish expat in Malta
Forum posts
37
About me
Spanish
Lives in Marsalforn
Registration: 23 April 2013
Scooter- a feasible form of transport in Malta?
Is the traffic generally terrible in rush hour around the Pembroke area? Also, roughly how long does it take in rush hour traffic between these two places? Thanks Sarah Read More
Scooter- a feasible form of transport in Malta?
Thinking of buying a scooter to get from home (Mosta) to work (Pembroke). Is this a feasible way to travel or will I be likely to die! Read More
Preparing our move to Malta - need help by genicon
Hello everybody, First message here and there will surely be a lot more. I am planning to move with my family (my wife, 1 yo son and myself) to Malta for a couple of months first and see if it's really the place we'd like to move to completely. 2 ...
I meant to say that this is the case if you look at the long term letting pages -which I found to be much cheaper per month! However, if you use an agent many of them do have short term lets as well (although when I looked at these I found them to ... Read More
Preparing our move to Malta - need help by genicon
Hello everybody, First message here and there will surely be a lot more. I am planning to move with my family (my wife, 1 yo son and myself) to Malta for a couple of months first and see if it's really the place we'd like to move to completely. 2 ...
Hi, I currently rent an apartment in Gozo and the minimum period of time to let was 6 months. I haven't really come across any apartments with a shorter period to let. Hope this helps! Good luck! Sarah Read More
Gym in Gozo
Anyone know if there is a gym in Gozo? I heard there was one in Victoria? Is this true? Read More
Buying a new car in Malta - some questions by sarso7
Hello all I am thinking about buying a brand new car when I get to Malta rather than a dodgy second car! But I have a few questions that I was hoping some of you might know the answers to! 1) are new cars considerably more to buy than than the ...
Anyone know the rough price of buying a new Ford Ka in Malta? Managed to find other prices but not this! Thanks Sarah Read More
Buying a new car in Malta - some questions by sarso7
Hello all I am thinking about buying a brand new car when I get to Malta rather than a dodgy second car! But I have a few questions that I was hoping some of you might know the answers to! 1) are new cars considerably more to buy than than the ...
Thanks all for your feedback! It's greatly appreciated! I think I might initially lease a car for the first couple of months until I get sorted! Redmik can you let me know of any companies in Gozo who I can do this through as if will be in Gozo ... Read More
Buying a new car in Malta - some questions
Hello all I am thinking about buying a brand new car when I get to Malta rather than a dodgy second car! But I have a few questions that I was hoping some of you might know the answers to! 1) are new cars considerably more to buy than than the ... Read More
Women's football in Malta
Hi all I was just wondering how you go about joining a women's football team in Malta and also what the standard is like? I currently play here in Spain (albeit at a fairly low standard!) and would like to continue to play when I come to Malta. ... Read More
Shipping companies from Spain to Malta
Fusspot Many thanks! I will definitely check them out as I am looking for as cheap a price as possible! Many thanks for the shout! Sarah Read More
Shipping companies from Spain to Malta
Ignore this! I've just seen that someone else has asked a very similar question and have found my answer I think! Sorry! :) Read More
Shipping companies from Spain to Malta
Hi Just wondered on the off chance if anyone could recommend a company to ship my belongings from Madrid to Malta? Many thanks Sarah Read More
Finding a teaching post in Malta by 559lkm
My husband and I are considering moving to Malta. I am an educational consultant and I specialise in children with special needs. I work all over the UK visiting different schools and advising headteachers as to their responsibilities concerning the ...
Hi Lesley No I'm English! But love Malta. I studied Maltese history at University and have visited since I was young! I'm even attempting to learn Maltese here(albeit not that successfully) in Madrid. If I come across any French teaching ... Read More
Finding a teaching post in Malta by 559lkm
My husband and I are considering moving to Malta. I am an educational consultant and I specialise in children with special needs. I work all over the UK visiting different schools and advising headteachers as to their responsibilities concerning the ...
I currently work in Madrid and term ends at the end of June so I am due to relocate at the start of July. I will initially be in Gozo for July and August with my parents and then plan to spend some time looking for work in Malta. I am also ... Read More
Finding a teaching post in Malta by 559lkm
My husband and I are considering moving to Malta. I am an educational consultant and I specialise in children with special needs. I work all over the UK visiting different schools and advising headteachers as to their responsibilities concerning the ...
Hi 559lkm I am a history teacher who is looking to move to Malta and have found that any schools seem to recruit much closer to the start of term i.e. At the end of August start of September which is totally different to how things are in the UK. ... Read More
HSBC English call centre Swatar by sarso7
I am interested in applying for work here but was wondering whether anyone had any advice or feedback on what it's like? Thanks Sarah
Thanks toon! I am actually a fully qualified secondary history teacher, but finding work in that area without actually being in Malta is very difficult. I have applied for teaching assistants jobs but have been told I'm over qualified, and actual ... Read More
HSBC English call centre Swatar by sarso7
I am interested in applying for work here but was wondering whether anyone had any advice or feedback on what it's like? Thanks Sarah
Thanks toon for the information! I have sent a CV anyway. Everything is worth a try! I really want to secure some form of work before I arrive in June! Read More
HSBC English call centre Swatar
I am interested in applying for work here but was wondering whether anyone had any advice or feedback on what it's like? Thanks Sarah Read More
History Teacher interested in moving from Madrid to Malta by sarso7
Hi all My name is Sarah and I am looking to move to Malta in either September 2013 or 2014. I am currently working as a fully qualified History teacher in an International School in Madrid with 6/7 years of teaching experience in both Spain and ...
Hi All I wrote about coming from Madrid to Malta last year. I am still looking to do this and I am still searching for the right teaching job. Just a few quick questions that some of you might know the answer to! Is there any chance that I might ... Read More
Resident card - need some help by sarso7
Hi I will be moving to Gozo in April next year and I plan to globe forest family. My parents and sister will be joining me later in the year in July. I want to be able to register them as resident ASAP and was wondering whether I would be able to ...
It was not my intention to lie!!!! I had just read the many problems people had faced and just wanted to get ahead of the game as it had seemed like it was an incredibly lengthy process!!! Living in Spain at the moment it was possible to apply for ... Read More
Resident card - need some help by sarso7
Hi I will be moving to Gozo in April next year and I plan to globe forest family. My parents and sister will be joining me later in the year in July. I want to be able to register them as resident ASAP and was wondering whether I would be able to ...
Oh and by the way I will have an address in Gozo by this point! Read More
Resident card - need some help
Hi I will be moving to Gozo in April next year and I plan to globe forest family. My parents and sister will be joining me later in the year in July. I want to be able to register them as resident ASAP and was wondering whether I would be able to ... Read More
University of Malta by Candi26
Hello everyone, I applied to the University of Malta over a month ago. Untill today I havent heard anything from there, other than that they've received my documents (diploma, cv etc.) Does anybody know how long it usually takes for them to send ...
Does anyone know what sort of reputation the University has? I am (maybe) interested in following a postgraduate course here from October 2014 - I know this is a year away but I am doing as much research as possible before my move! Many ... Read More
Where is the best place to live in Malta? by sarso7
Hi I have posted before about coming to Malta in September 2013. However, this is going to be delayed for a year as I have just secured a well paying one year teaching contract here in Madrid and so now plan to move to Malta in September 2014. ...
Hey Toon Would you recommend Mellieha as a good place to live?? Read More
Where is the best place to live in Malta? by sarso7
Hi I have posted before about coming to Malta in September 2013. However, this is going to be delayed for a year as I have just secured a well paying one year teaching contract here in Madrid and so now plan to move to Malta in September 2014. ...
Thanks for your reply Mari and your info - its greatly received! I've never really considered Bugibba, Xemxija or St Pauls so will send you a message when I am over in the summer and it would be great if you have a spare half an hour or so to show ... Read More
Where is the best place to live in Malta? by sarso7
Hi I have posted before about coming to Malta in September 2013. However, this is going to be delayed for a year as I have just secured a well paying one year teaching contract here in Madrid and so now plan to move to Malta in September 2014. ...
Many thanks for your prompt reply! And I will definitely take you up on your offer of a coffee! Mellieha is somewhere I was very interested in! I totally understand what you are saying and that it is going to be a case of personal taste but I ... Read More
Where is the best place to live in Malta?
Hi I have posted before about coming to Malta in September 2013. However, this is going to be delayed for a year as I have just secured a well paying one year teaching contract here in Madrid and so now plan to move to Malta in September 2014. ... Read More
History Teacher interested in moving from Madrid to Malta by sarso7
Hi all My name is Sarah and I am looking to move to Malta in either September 2013 or 2014. I am currently working as a fully qualified History teacher in an International School in Madrid with 6/7 years of teaching experience in both Spain and ...
Thanks Ricky! Saw one on the ETC website last week. It was perfect but required an immediate start! So the search continues! Sarah Read More
History Teacher interested in moving from Madrid to Malta by sarso7
Hi all My name is Sarah and I am looking to move to Malta in either September 2013 or 2014. I am currently working as a fully qualified History teacher in an International School in Madrid with 6/7 years of teaching experience in both Spain and ...
Thanks Ricky None of those that you have listed were advertised online so this is a great help! Unfortunately after researching the schools the posts are not really suitable for me but it does prove that there is teaching work available which ... Read More
History Teacher interested in moving from Madrid to Malta by sarso7
Hi all My name is Sarah and I am looking to move to Malta in either September 2013 or 2014. I am currently working as a fully qualified History teacher in an International School in Madrid with 6/7 years of teaching experience in both Spain and ...
Are there any teaching jobs advertised in the Sunday times of Malta today that are not advertised on the website??? Would appreciate if anyone with a copy would take a quick look for me! Thanks Sarah Read More
History Teacher interested in moving from Madrid to Malta by sarso7
Hi all My name is Sarah and I am looking to move to Malta in either September 2013 or 2014. I am currently working as a fully qualified History teacher in an International School in Madrid with 6/7 years of teaching experience in both Spain and ...
Thanks for your quick response Ricky! I have sent cv's to Verdala International School and also to San Andrea, San Anton, St Martins and QSI. Are there any others that you would recommend me sending CVs to? I suppose now it is just a waiting game ... Read More
History Teacher interested in moving from Madrid to Malta by sarso7
Hi all My name is Sarah and I am looking to move to Malta in either September 2013 or 2014. I am currently working as a fully qualified History teacher in an International School in Madrid with 6/7 years of teaching experience in both Spain and ...
Although I have lived in Spain for 3/4 years my Spanish is fairly poor. But thanks for your suggestions - I have already contacted Heritage Malta! I am learning Maltese at the moment here in Madrid so that might help! Does anyone know of any ... Read More
History Teacher interested in moving from Madrid to Malta
Hi all My name is Sarah and I am looking to move to Malta in either September 2013 or 2014. I am currently working as a fully qualified History teacher in an International School in Madrid with 6/7 years of teaching experience in both Spain and ... Read More