Thank God for Abbie. She fetched us from the airport, put us up at her apartment for a few days, contacted her old boss on our behalf and got us jobs, served as a translator for us as we searched for our own place and purchased cell phones, showed us the basic geography of Alcala, introduced us to her favorite Spanish foods, and, most importantly, introduced us to several English speaking Spanish friends who are permanent residents of this city and will be here to offer advice as we go. Thanks to her, we now have a small network of contacts including the owner of a leasing agency and real estate company, a nurse, the head of a teaching agency, a bartender, a friend with a car, a homeowner in Barcelona, and several English teachers. Thanks to her, British House (an agency that contracts out teachers to businesses and academies in needs of English lessons) is finding us jobs, we have a few clients lined up for private lessons, we can find our apartment (and ask for directions if we get lost), we have signed a lease on a small room in an apartment (with a roommate from GEORGIA, USA!), we know how to make a basic dinner order, and we have phone numbers to distribute to potential clients. Muchas gracias to Abbie!
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