So, it's summer time. The end of my first year was pretty dull in the scheme of things as we had exams right to the last day, but the last night was fun and it was very sad to see my bedroom all pack up the next morning. I couldn't believe how much stuff I had, it almost didnt fit in the car, and made me very glad that i'm in Spain for the summer as otherwise im not sure I could cope living in my bedroom which now has all the stuff from my two lives in it. This is how my room looked at the end of the year before I started packing, and the a photo showing quite how much i had to pack!
So this summer I will be working in Nerja, Spain in a rental villa company called Dream Espana. I arrive on Friday 29th June, here are a couple of photos of the lovely apartment I am staying in!
Its really nice, and much better than I expect. The apartment belongs to my bosses Paul and Sally and they are kindly renting it to me for only 40 euros a week. Nerja is a really busy and beautiful place and I was shocked at how many Brits there are out here, I would say it was 50/50 British to Spanish and more people speak English that Spanish when you are walking around. I think you could live here fine without knowing a word of Spanish as they all know English as well because its such a strong British culture. I've been working hard to speak in Spanish though and it does pay off as they are pretty friendly to you if they think you are making an effort. I've had people compliment me on my level of Spanish which is very nice since I would hardly say I was fluent. I might be nearly though as I've not struggled to say anything I want to. for the first few days my wifi wasn't working in my apartment and I had to talk to a Spanish IT guy. We had a convo in Spanish and I kept up fine, apart from occasionally needing him to repeat what he'd said.
I've worked at Dream Espana for two days now, and its been very interesting and busy. They have so many things to around the office but it sounds like one of my most important duties will be making the cleaning rota. It sounds easy but there are so many things to do and factor in, as there are lots of different types of clean and they have to be done at different times depending on whether people are leaving or arriving. You also have to consider their geographical location as you cant have people driving miles around as it wastes time.
Its very hot here in Spain and its still only June
I dont start work till 12pm most days as its so hot that we work well into the evening and dont finish until 7! its nice though because it means the hottest part of the day is spent inside in the air con.
