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Getting A Leg Up On Spanish Culture

English, Initial Shock2024-12-190Comments

When I was ten, my arch-enemy was rotisserie chicken. A staple dinner item in my house, I couldn’t stomach the sight of its protruding bones and floppy, seasoned skin. The food resembled something so close to living, my overactive imagination couldn’t bear to approach it. Once, I even went on a hunger strike to avoid…

First-Day Jitters: Moving to Spain as a Language Assistant

English, Initial Shock2024-10-280Comments

The months leading up to moving to Spain as a Language Assistant were filled with preparations. My luggage pile slowly grew from one suitcase, to one suitcase and a ‘personal item’, then finally two suitcases and a backpack. There were so many things that I had seemingly collected to take a little bit of home…

Why I Want to Teach Abroad: From South Africa to the World

English, Why Meddeas2024-09-180Comments

The art of language has always been a fascinating concept to me as it gives others access to the inner workings of your mind and heart (your thoughts, feelings and opinions) in an understandable manner. I believe language and communication are not an achievement of human evolution. It is an inherent gift placed within each…

How I Landed an International Teaching Job After My Year as a Language Assistant

English, Life After Meddeas2024-08-210Comments

Take the Leap Suffice it to say that when I decided to leave my full-time teaching job in Nashville, Tennessee, for a year as a Language Assistant in Spain, my friends and family were surprised. I had already left New York for the South, but now to leave the US for a whole new…

The Reasons Why I’ll Move Abroad to Teach English

English, Why Meddeas2024-08-130Comments

As a recent graduate of an Environment degree, you can imagine I am the type of person who is eager to see all the world has to offer. Becoming a Language Assistant with Meddeas allows me to prepare for my next adventure: move abroad to teach English and start a new chapter in the enchanting…

Why Choose Meddeas? Here is Why I Did It

English, Why Meddeas2024-07-300Comments

You know the countdown that starts between the conclusion of one episode and the beginning of the next? Looking for my Next Chapter Still reeling from the emotions and the tension of the previous episode, you have five seconds to choose: turn off the show or get swept away by the “Next Episode.” And Kendy…

Finding a Home Away from Home: My Year with Meddeas

English, After School2024-07-170Comments

I pretty much have the same answer every time I’m asked about this past year working for Meddeas as a language assistant. That it’s been one of the best years of my life and it’s probably the best decision I’ve made. This year abroad forced me out of my comfort zone. It helped me meet…

Finding the Perfect Apartment: My Journey as a Language Assistant

English, Other Topics2024-07-020Comments

Meet Emma, from Newcastle! A 2023-24 Meddeas Language Assistant in Barcelona. After her university graduation, she was in search of a change, a new direction in her career path. This pushed her decision to become an English Language Assistant. Like anyone in the middle of moving to a foreign country, the first thing that came…

Staying with a Host Family: The Best Way to Live Abroad

English, Other Topics2024-06-190Comments

I am somebody who struggles a lot with change, and moving to Spain is a very big change. Having a host family to support me through those changes made them feel a lot less intimidating. This year, I was placed with a family of two daughters ages 7 and 12, two sons ages 9 and…

Teach Abroad: Mustering Up the Courage

English, Initial Shock2024-06-050Comments

Where It All Began My beginnings as a language assistant were serendipitous. I was finishing university at a time when it felt like everyone had their lives fully planned, colour-coordinated, and scheduled down to the next second. Whereas, I was gasping out for a change of scenery that looked like a life away from the…