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Of course I know about the school. I worked with a teacher from that school when we gave a teacher training course together. The school has been renovated and looks completely new. The kids are from the neighborhood and you have a great mix. Go in with a positive attitude and everything will be OK. I will probably bedoing some more training with language assistants this year during orientation. I am looking forward to meeting many of you in the fall.Shawn
Thank you (PS - do you speak Arabic? I'm asking cause of your name)
I do speak a fair amount of Arabic. I figured "guiri" was probably taken! (To anyone who's wondering, "ajnabiyya" means foreigner in Arabic.)
Amazing, I'm excited! Any recommendations on a particular barrio to live in? I do want to be close enough to walk and my number 1 priority is safety because I'm a female travelling alone. Any tips?Thank you!!!
I already answered that question in my previous post. Here it is again:"This school is right at the metro stop TRIBUNAL, lines 1 and 10. Right down the street from where I live. You can even live in Chueca, Bilbao, Alonso Martínez, San Bernardo, Quevedo and still walk to work."
Oops, sorry, must have missed that!
Instituto Beatriz Galindo (SECCION)c/ Goya, 1028001 MadridVery close to parque del retiro! and high school, I like.
You mentioned orientation and that made me think of another question I have. What's the setup of orientation for curiosity's sake? Do they have the orientations separated by region (as there's many of us assistants) or is it just one massive orientation?
Orientations are separated by region and you should be getting dates soon for them. Have patience, my friend.Shawn
They are also done by nationality, correct? I have to submit a paid flight reservation for my visa so I'm on pins and needles waiting for the dates!
Yes, it is included in the monthly pass.Shawn
Is anyone familiar with IES San Jaun Bautista? I was thinking I should look for pisos in the Salamanca district based on the location, but not sure if that area will be overpriced, or if there are other good options if I want to be centrally located and close to my school.
Cool, Im in Salamanca too, IES Beatriz Galindo, kind of wondering the same thing. I have done some research so far, these are the barrios that would be in walking distance to Salamanca: http://www.madrid-uno.com/society/districts.htm MAP of barriosNeighbourhoods around Salamanca:Centro, Chamberi, Chamartin, Moratalaz, Ciudad Lineal, Puente de Vallecas, Retiro, Arganzuela.
Trebles,You have looked at the map of districts and not the true distances of the area that you have mentioned. In general, that is not a map to look at when it comes to finding a place to live or even to know the general areas of Madrid.You have a few mistakes with your neighborhoods arounds Salamanca. "Chamartin, Moratalaz, Ciudad Lineal, Puente de Vallecas" are all very far away from the Barrio Salamanca. When talking about the Barrio Salamanca, we are including the following metro stops Serrano, Velázquez, Lista, Goya (Line 4). Even when you cross Goya Street, going North, that's considered Retiro and not Salamanca.Let's look at each neighborhood that you have listed.CHARMARTÍN is in the north of Madrid, past Plaza de Castilla and is considered a business district, but there are nice places to live there as well.MORATALAZ is in the south of Madrid and includes the metro stops Vinateros, Artilleros (Line 9).CIUDAD LINEAL is on line 5 and is at the beginning of Arturo Soria Street and García Noblejas.PUENTE DE VALLECAS is in the south of Madrid and is on Line 1.In general, the 4 areas are no where near Barrio Salamanca and even looking at a map, one can see that the distances are far away. You also have to take into account metro stops when it comes to neighborhoods. Take a look at the metro map and you will see what I am explaining to you.http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planoesp2011-04.pdfSuerte,Shawn
Thank you for the clarification, would have realized this once I landed in Madrid, but now I won't waste time browsing apartments in those far away barrios .. but then again, Im most likely buying a monthly pass to discover all of Madrid, so living in those a bit more far away won't make a difference.I have a question about the monthly pass.. I looked on the Madrid metro website, and there seems to be different options for monthly passes, like different lines and different prices, is that correct? If so, which one would you recommend to get around most parts of Madrid?
Just to clarify, if I'm teaching in the suburbs and plan on living in the city, I will more than likely need to get a monthly pass for cercanias and another monthly pass for zona A correct? Is there anyway to combine both passes? Thanks.
squeeeeeee!!!i just got adjudicada to madrid!too excited. i lived there for a summer in 2007 and i feel deeply, madly in love with the city. i can't wait to get my placement.
Hi, all! I've just been accepted to Madrid! I can't wait to see where I'll be going. I studied there for 4 months last year so hopefully I'll be placed near the city.
Hey Guys!!! So i got placed in COLLEGE BEATRIZ GALINDO28803 Alcalá de Henares google maps tells me i am almost 4 hours outside of the city on public transpo? Is this for real? either off to do some research on my new city!!! This year is going to be AWESOME!!!
Hey! So I just got into Madrid today....soooo excited!!!
Yay! Welcome to the Madrileño group! Happy to have y'all! Let us know when you find out which schools you are placed in!There is a new GOOGLE Maps: so you can add your location there and can easily see who is in a school nearby. search for the school and it pin-point the location and then if you hover over the point, a box pops up and it should have a link that says save to map.Then you can look up the school name in the spreadsheet and see who it is exactly
Hola a todos,For those of your who have lived in Madrid, I'm just wondering if you can talk about what it is like to live there. Anything that's surprised you, etc.? I lived in Spain for two summers but one was spent in Sevilla and the other in a small town in Northern Spain. I've only really been in Madrid in passing...flying in/out and taking a bus to and fro. I currently live in Manhattan but I grew up in the suburbs of Washington D.C....just wondering what to expect! Also, I have been studying this amazing Madrid barrio map (http://kellycrull.com/madrid/best_places_to_1/). Go to his website to see what he has to say about each place. Just wondering if it is accurate.Gracias,morado
I got my placement Yay! Should i be expecting a hard copy letter from my school in the mail? or should i just make my appointment and print out the email? Thanks Andre
Hey everyone!I just found out the other day that I've been assigned to the "Madrid" region to teach in the fall as well! Is anyone else kind of worried that they won't meet the correct deadlines, or lack thereof, regarding the proper documentation? I'm sticking around my college town for summer (Lincoln, NE) but I'm from Chicago, so hopefully I can figure out the details before August rolls around. Anyone have any ideas as to where they're living exactly yet?Can't wait to meet everyone!Charlie
do we get paid monthly in madrid?
Hey! I am wondering if there are any people who will be in Madrid this coming year that is interested in doing a lot of traveling? If my schedule and financial situation permit, there are many places that I would love to travel. Top on my list is Morocco, either Rabat or Marrakesh (you can get super cheap plane tickets), Portugal, France, Italy, and of course traveling within Spain. If there is anyone interested in traveling to these places, especially Morocco, and is good at traveling on a budget, let's be buddies!