VisaJourney.com

If you are looking for information and a supportive community concerning visa applications for family members and potential family members, you would do well to take a look at VisaJourney.com. It offers forums (where helpful members will answer your questions) as well as an FAQ and informative articles.

 

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Kidcast.tv - Kids' Culture Kitchen: Spain

Do you want to learn how to cook authentic Spanish cook (which is different than authentic Mexican cooking), here is a place to begin.

Long distance can be cheap!

Long distance can be cheap. No, not the usual through-the-phone-company service. Long distance can be as close as your Internet connection.

VOIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocal, technology is such that the calls are quite good and quite cheap. One company, Vonage, charges about $25 a month for unlimited calls. The nice thing about it is that you can be assigned a phone number in any U.S. area code you like.

So, if you are planning on having your own company while working abroad, business folks won't even need to know that you are not in the U.S. They dial a number for Fresno, California, and it gets them you in your overseas abode. How cool is that?

OneBag.com teaches you how to pack

If you are like us, you end up taking to much stuff with you when you travel. Can you imagine how much junk you would end up with if you decided to make the expat move? Way too much.

While you would certainly need more for a longer journey than for a short trip, packing well can greatly reduce the number of suitcases required. OneBag.com gives very detailed information on how to pack a suitcase for maximum effectiveness. It is worth reading the entire website. Yes, being an expatriate is certainly different than being a short-time visitor, but fewer things to carry is always a good thing.

El Fandi Matador

While there is certainly great violence in this sport, there is also an innate beauty.

Learning the language

As with most places around the world, learning some of the language can get you huge "Brownie" points from the locals. Our recommendation is always that you begin the process of learning the language before you venture off to live in that country.

In most any city in the U.S., there are many, many Spanish courses available, both at colleges and at adult schools. However, another option is the quite good language learning software now available.

One program (and you can see the link below) is Rocket Spanish, but there are certainly others.

Click Here to go to Rocket Spanish

Living in Spain 101

This blog has been created to be a listing of resources and links to help people interested in moving to and living in Spain.

If you have a resource that you would like to have featured, you can send info to us at ExpatSpain@gmail.com.