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When I arrived in Caceres in September last year it

wasn’t my first time living in Spain. 4 years ago I studied

in Zaragoza as an Erasmus student, and 2 years ago I had

worked as an Au Pair for a family in Madrid. However,

every time I come here I have a completely new

experience, and Caceres is certainly no exception.

Arriving in Caceres after an exhausting journey, carrying

my life in a suitcase, with no real idea of what to expect,

the striking sight of the old town and a beautiful sunset

was definitely a welcome one. I was quickly made to

feel very at home in the English Department (having 6

surrogate Spanish Mums probably helped) and slowly

got used to way things work here. For example, I’m not

sure I’ve ever managed to pay for one of the abundance

of coffees which I have had in the cafeteria. It is my aim

to one day perfect the art of insistence as the Spanish

seem to do so well. This method may not be as logical as

the English way of ‘going Dutch’ but certainly far more

entertaining. Coming from a large busy city it has taken

me a while to adapt to the pace of life in Caceres, but

I’ve definitely got there! In fact I’m now quite worried

about going back to England and not being able to take a

siesta in the middle of the working day, or my Mum

calling me for dinner at 6pm, and me wondering how the

day passed so quickly. However I think that the one thing

that kept me going even through the frustrating ‘mañana’

attitude and senseless paperwork which seems to come

with Spanish bureaucracy was my students at la Laboral.

I’m not going to lie, it definitely gives you a little ego

boost every time you walk in the classroom and they’re

excited to see you, and their energy was easy to work off.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed teaching the students about my

country and my world and it’s been refreshing to hear

about theirs too and to discover their weird and

wonderful take on life. This has definitely been an

unforgettable experience and I would like to thank

everyone at la Laboral who has helped me through it and

bought so much to my year here.