Zachary spent a semester in Madrid in 2012. Years later, while working in a bakery in San Antonio, Texas, he decided it was time to go back. He spent 3 years as an auxiliar in Madrid before transferring to the Valencian Community.
Aux Interviews
Aux Interviews – Madrid
Zahra is an American and Swedish dual-citizen that has been teaching in Madrid for 5 academic years. She was working in the US as a non profit employee in teaching and social work when she decided that the timing was right for her to move to Spain. As a UCETAM auxiliar, she earns 1300 euros a month.
Aux Interviews – Castellon de la Plana
Aux Interviews – Huesca
Ella is a 2nd year Auxiliar living in Huesca, Aragon. She was working as a chiropractor in Adelaide, Australia when she decided to spend a year in Spain to improve her university Spanish. Covid had other plans for her, and since she wasn’t able to return to Australia during the lockdown, she decided to stay another year.
Aux Interviews – Caceres
Kylie is a 3rd year Auxilar in Caceres, Extremadura. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she was working as a museum curator and teaching at her university, when funding for another year fell through. She decided that teaching in Spain sounded new and exciting. And she was right! In January of 2021, she is starting her PhD at the University of Extremadura while juggling the last 5 months of her Auxilar contract.
Aux Interviews
Before I moved to Spain in 2015, I read as many articles and interviews as I could find about the different Autonomous Communities. Not only did it help me decide which regions to preference on my Auxiliares application, but it it also gave me great ideas for traveling once I arrived.
If you’ve read any of my other posts, you’ve probably seen me talking about my own experiences in Andalucia and the Basque Country, or even how to file your American taxes, but I think it’s beneficial to offer a variety of perspectives from auxiliares all over Spain, especially recent accounts that include how Covid has affected everyday life.