switching regions

[bnb]

I was recently assigned to La Rioja, and am really not too excited about it. It's a cute little region but doesn't really have the qualities I want for a place to live for a year. On the other hand, it seems that lots of other people being placed around my number (and after) have been placed in Galicia or Murcia, two places I would love to go (my first two choices were Asturias and Valencia, and these regions seem somewhat similar). Does anyone have any idea what would happen if I emailed my consulate to see about switching?

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[shannoonn]

I hate to break it to you but it seems pretty impossible to switch regions I mean you could e-mail and ask, the worst they can say is no...but they seem pretty adamant about it in the manual.

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[pittel]

Sometimes they say that if you find someone willing to switch, you can, but I've never heard of anyone actually doing it.

I think it would be pretty difficult. If you want to try, I would find someone willing to switch and I would email them ASAP, before school assignments.

I know a girl from this year who was placed in La Rioja after wanting Valencia reaaaally bad. She's had a great experience so far, and this coming school year she'll be switching to Valencia. I would recommend trying it out. It never hurts to get out of your comfort zone, and if you want to renew for another year, you can always switch then. I would give it a chance.

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