Barcelona (but Without The Kiddies!)

[Jonniboy]

It's snowy, cold (minus 23) and grey here in Riga at the moment and as ever I find myself yearning for the sunny beaches of Valencia that I left in 2005. However Vlc seems a bit too much like going over old ground and 'chasing my tail' a bit so I've been considering Barcelona (want to live on the coast y'see) for the Autumn.

I'm fully confident that I could find teaching work there if I turned up in early September but the problem is that after nearly 2 academic years of teaching adults and a few well motivated (14+) teens here in Latvia the thought of going back to the stress and headaches of teaching kids fills me with horror and the market in Val seemed to be dominated by the latter.

 So the question for those of you in the know is basically is it possible to make a living (ideally say 24 hours a week) just doing adult classes? I've no cert but that's not been a prob to date and I have EU passports, 4 years experience, decent references and speak Spanish and a pre-intermediate level of Catalan. Anyone?

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[SRedw]

Jonniboy,

I say just do it.  You have the EU passport and that opens door in Barcelona.  I've heard of many people not being able to find work with academies, just private students, without a work visa or EU passport.  

I've no cert but that's not been a prob to date and I have EU passports, 4 years experience, decent references and speak Spanish and a pre-intermediate level of Catalan.

You seem to have everything in your favor, so why not just email some academies and see what they say.

You have nothing to lose.

Good luck,

Shawn

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