BARCELONA - Spain
We flew here [Barcelona] from cold and grey Leeds in mid May. Arrived at Leeds/Bradford airport wearing several layers of clothing plus a heavy double skin "Polar" jacket, then braved the arctic wind to get to shelter of the terminal. The week before we had left a warm [25C] Perth in Western Australia! Brrrr.
However we quickly felt at home once we arrived in a much warmer Barcelona, around 25C--just like home!
On day one in a new location we try to find a city tour bus with a hop on/off facility, we then get the "full monty" painlessly- our best ever guide was in Dublin she was a real whit. Next we do our own on foot follow ups.
Yesterday we did three hours of bussing. Barcelona is very spread out and not walk friendly. It dates from a Roman Empire outpost and has developed in a rambling style up a series of hills. Firstly though we assuaged the caffiene demons with coffee and cake in La Rambla at a one hundred years of trading choclateers establishment[No 83].
This area is something of a tourist hub. A long plaza prommanade of stalls shops, street entertainment and reputedly pickpockets. It hums non stop night and day. Tour buses leave on the three circuits - Red, Blue, Green from the top end furthest from the harbous. Impressions are that Barcelona is a 'foodies' paradise. We spent a good spell in the market and the amount of fresh, really fresh good quality fruit, meat and fish was amazing. Prices are reasonable too.
At the cooked food end we ate particularly well and rate Tapas highly--way to go. Beer is good and wine cheap as well as quite decent.
TESOL work? Its there, but remember Spain is just a couple of hours from England so there is a good supply of native speakers with TESOL Certificates. Some of them I am told are 'dodgy'. ie very short [20hour] courses and flashy bits of paper so as allways the message remains--get well qualified ie Diploma level or better, from an reputable ACCREDITED trainer, such as English Explorer, and your employment opportunities soar. Get to popular destinations before the summer rush and get settled in and established. You also have to be there in person to attend interviews and the final words of wisdom from us: "TIP" be prepared to give a free demo' lesson and prove you are really good!
Oh and Barcelona is heaps warmer than UK, we must put sun block on today!
Happy travelling
Harry and HB
However we quickly felt at home once we arrived in a much warmer Barcelona, around 25C--just like home!
On day one in a new location we try to find a city tour bus with a hop on/off facility, we then get the "full monty" painlessly- our best ever guide was in Dublin she was a real whit. Next we do our own on foot follow ups.
Yesterday we did three hours of bussing. Barcelona is very spread out and not walk friendly. It dates from a Roman Empire outpost and has developed in a rambling style up a series of hills. Firstly though we assuaged the caffiene demons with coffee and cake in La Rambla at a one hundred years of trading choclateers establishment[No 83].
This area is something of a tourist hub. A long plaza prommanade of stalls shops, street entertainment and reputedly pickpockets. It hums non stop night and day. Tour buses leave on the three circuits - Red, Blue, Green from the top end furthest from the harbous. Impressions are that Barcelona is a 'foodies' paradise. We spent a good spell in the market and the amount of fresh, really fresh good quality fruit, meat and fish was amazing. Prices are reasonable too.
At the cooked food end we ate particularly well and rate Tapas highly--way to go. Beer is good and wine cheap as well as quite decent.
TESOL work? Its there, but remember Spain is just a couple of hours from England so there is a good supply of native speakers with TESOL Certificates. Some of them I am told are 'dodgy'. ie very short [20hour] courses and flashy bits of paper so as allways the message remains--get well qualified ie Diploma level or better, from an reputable ACCREDITED trainer, such as English Explorer, and your employment opportunities soar. Get to popular destinations before the summer rush and get settled in and established. You also have to be there in person to attend interviews and the final words of wisdom from us: "TIP" be prepared to give a free demo' lesson and prove you are really good!
Oh and Barcelona is heaps warmer than UK, we must put sun block on today!
Happy travelling
Harry and HB
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The best thing about TESOL courses courses is that you can take them on internet.
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26 May 2011 8:15 PM
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