Working at El Centro de Ingles has been a great experience. I’ll be sad to leave and am only doing so because I want to move back to the UK.

I don’t think you could find a more helpful boss than Julie. From arranging my first flat here and taking me to the supermarket on the day I arrived to helping me at the tax office, she has always gone out of her way to make it as easy as possible to adapt to working in the town.

She also provides lots of opportunities for professional development. In the two years I have worked at the school,

I have been to both ACEIA and FECEI twice and have attended a number of other external training sessions, which have all been really helpful.

Although the town is small, there is always something to do or see and if all else fails, it will take you a few weeks to get round all the tapas bars and restaurants before you even consider going anywhere else.

There is also a lot to be said for being able to walk to work in less than five minutes. Unless you have a car, you will need to plan weekends away carefully but there are buses to Madrid, Malaga, Seville and Cordoba on a fairly regular basis so it is possible to get out and about.

Coming here was a good decision for me. I gained experience of teaching lots of different levels and age groups, got to work with a lot of fantastic teachers and made a few very good friends. Not bad for two years.