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Trip Start Feb 16, 2008
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

After we finished our Latin American adventure, we spent a month with my Mom and Dad in Calgary. We spent the month repacking boxes and taking inventory of all our remaining earthly possessions, catching up with friends and family and trying to stay warm! There were a few days in Calgary at the end of January that were -30 degrees celcius or below. Far cry from +35 degrees in Buenos Aires in early January.

We took the bus to Vancouver on February 16 to see my aunts, uncles and cousins there for a couple of days. Then we flew to Ireland for a week and then off to Spain for the big adventure!

So why Spain? WeŽre looking for a life with a few more sunny days, a new adventure in a new language, outdoor activities, different pace... Mexico and parts of South America are really appealing but we would have to jump through hoops for work visas, etc. Spain has a lot of what we are looking for plus we can both work there as we have the magic little U.K. passports. So hereŽs hoping we can make a go of it. Once our Spanish is more fluent weŽll be laughing, but for the meantime, weŽll go to school and practice a lot. With my TESL certification, I hope to find a teaching job and Andy is looking for contract work within his specialized area of engineering but technical translation and proofing are also options.

WeŽll keep everyone up to date on progress and see if we can make a real go of it as expats!! Adios...
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starlagurl
starlagurl on Mar 10, 2008 at 02:27PM

Wow, congrats
You are certainly taking the bull by the horns *groan*
Have fun and keep us updated on your progress!

Louise Brown
TravelPod Community Manager

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