Tos Bentley
@rosbentley
English expat in Spain
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81 posts
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About me
English
Lives in Mora d'Ebre
Speaks Spanish English a bit of French
Registration: 29 July 2013
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Volunteering in Spain by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Spain? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes have ...
Hi Jack. Apart from the information I have posted elsewhere about the railway museum I would get in touch with your nearest Museum. I bet they would welcome you with open arms! Ros Read More
Volunteering in Spain by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Spain? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes have ...
I am writing in English, because I am English but feel that I should be able to quote a bit of a spanish website without having to translate it!! Read More
Volunteering in Spain by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Spain? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes have ...
Hi yes, I got it. Unfortunately I had just put 'volunteering in Spain' into the search engine and that is what it came up with. I can't find it now. But the name of the org was in the text / something like CIS I think, from memory. You ... Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...
Yes I have lived and worked in Spain and in several other countries. I got 2 jobs through volunteering. As an employer I wouldn't take on anyone who had been out of a work environment for so long. Yes I am now 'retired' in Spain and ... Read More
Volunteering in Spain by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Spain? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes have ...
Hi. Would this suit you? La asociación de Socios y Colaboradores (SiC) está formada por personas que actúan de manera voluntaria y no remunerada ofreciendo su trabajo en diferentes áreas de actuación (restauración, ... Read More
Anyone have experience of living near Girona? by lindavan
Hi. I'm currently living near Aberdeen, Scotland. My husband and I retired a wee while ago and are considering a move to Spain. We do not plan to move to the south of Spain and therefore we have looked at a few other areas - both west and north ...
Bear in mind that you will be stuck in an ex pat community if you don´t speak spanish. All the clubs and meetings will be in Catalan so you won´t be able to join anything other than a club for Brits. Think hard before you come. Read More
is it easy to find a guide in barcelona? by Homoud.only
is it easy to find a guide in barcelona? i am going for 5 days m in 6 of september ? thanks
I'm not sure that you need a guide but I can probably put you in touch with one if you like. She speaks five languages Read More
Moving to Flix, Tarragona by NatashaWF
HI everyone, My husband and I share a common dream - to own a smallholding and live off the land in Spain. My husband is half Spanish and when our kids were smaller we lived in Northern Spain for three years. We currently live in England and are ...
If you speak Spanish people generally reply in spanish but it's hard to join local groups,meetings, clubs because they are all in Catalan. There are 3 nuclear power. Stations in the area plus another one which had to be closed down because of ... Read More
Volunteering in Spain by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Spain? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes have ...
Good question. I would love to know of any groups charitable or cultural which I could join. I need Spanish speaking though,not Catalan (although I'm in Cataluna) Read More
Spanish cuisine by Priscilla
Hi, When living abroad, tasting the local cuisine is part of discovering the country. What is your favorite food in Spain? What is the local speciality? Share with us the local tastes of Spain and why not your best recipe. Thank you ...
I do disagree! I was in Castellon for a couple of years and the family asked for it every time it was on the mrnu and made it every Sinday. I got do bored! Here inCataluna they eat it much less. Its a regional thing I think. Read More
Looking for land for low impact living by Amaninavan
Hi All My name is Paul and my wife and I are looking for land to live on in Spain. We do not need too much. A couple of acres with a bit of woodland would be good. It would be best if we lived in an area with at least some rainfall from time to ...
There is phone coverage on the land so you should be OK for certain mobiles. We are fairly short of water. I'm in the UK till next week back to the (olive) farm towards the end of the week. What's the business? R. Read More
Looking for land for low impact living by Amaninavan
Hi All My name is Paul and my wife and I are looking for land to live on in Spain. We do not need too much. A couple of acres with a bit of woodland would be good. It would be best if we lived in an area with at least some rainfall from time to ...
Hi. Yes my spanish is fluent but I don't speak Catalan. I should mention that my land is 6 k from the main road. Ros Read More
Looking for land for low impact living by Amaninavan
Hi All My name is Paul and my wife and I are looking for land to live on in Spain. We do not need too much. A couple of acres with a bit of woodland would be good. It would be best if we lived in an area with at least some rainfall from time to ...
My horticulture friend lives in a yurt. There's room to park on my land till you find somewhere Read More
Looking for land for low impact living by Amaninavan
Hi All My name is Paul and my wife and I are looking for land to live on in Spain. We do not need too much. A couple of acres with a bit of woodland would be good. It would be best if we lived in an area with at least some rainfall from time to ...
Hi Paul. You could do worse than Cataluna. It rains here ( a lot) in spring and autumn. I'm an hour south of Tarragona. There's plenty of land here in the valley and I have an English friend working on permaculture. I have a lot of land and ... Read More
I speak mandarin(Chinese),wanna learn spanish ... by yoyo1987
Hi ,Am Sophy from China ,Wanna learn spanish better ,anyone want to do language exchange ? Br Sophy
Hi Sophy. Where are you based? Ros Read More