Why Spain?

Halfway through my senior year at Denison, my jobs prospects were dwindling. Coupled with the bad economy and the fact that Denison career services make Sean Penn’s character in “I am Sam” look like a Rhodes Scholar, it was February and I still had zero job offers. Then came an email from the director of my abroad program from junior year, an application for a grant to teach English from the Spanish government. The application seemed simple enough and on the very minuscule chance I didn’t have a job it would be a good back up plan. The months came and went with no job, no interview, and not even kind letters of rejection. So when the email came from Madrid’s government (Barcelona was the first choice but I’m in no place to complain), I was Spain bound. Seeing as I wanted a job in a Spanish speaking country to fine-tune my language dexterity, this appeared to be a great compromise.
While I hope to avoid the Spanish penal system, I would like to think I will find myself in some good story producing scenarios. The next nine months may seem like an extension of college, another semester abroad if you will, but it is also my introduction into “the Real World.” I hope this blog can serve as not only a good documentation of my experiences living/working abroad (I do regret not writing while living in Granada) but as a tool to stay connected with those in the states. After a summer of funemployment, the adventure has begun. Let’s see if Madrid can handle the swag….