As I am certain is the case for everyone who has done their year abroad this year, the current out break of the Coronavirus has presented some unique challenges. Fortunately for me, my schools were immensely helpful and supportive. I was advised by my university to return home to the UK, however I decided to …
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Social Life
In terms of my social life here, a lot of it consists of events and activities within the Erasmus Student Network. If you like the ‘ERASMUS OVIEDO 2019-2020’ page on Facebook, you will find a lot of events where you can meet people from all over the world who have come to Asturias on a …
Being a Language Assistant, My Best Tips
I’ve mentioned in a previous post what some of my best tips are for being a language assistant but now that I’ve been in the role for slightly longer, I thought it would be a good idea to go into more detail and look into what I’ve learnt since then. It’s important to learn …
The Story So Far
What a year it’s been so far! I’ve been very busy. My work as a language assistant in Avilés has been somewhat demanding, I have only been working there for 12 hours a week but in terms of preparation, I have had to spend many hours each week coming up with ideas for each lesson …
Finding Accommodation + Settling In
I was very much pleased with the accommodation. I was fortunate in that I had got in contact with the other language assistants that were based in Asturias and we formed a group chat on Facebook where I managed to find two other assistants who were looking for a flat in Gijón. We found a …
¡Hola Chicos!
The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands. Sir Richard Burton From the 1st October I will be acting as a Language Assistant through the British Council at two schools based in Avilés, a small town in the region of Asturias in the North of Spain. I will post on this …
Callum En Asturias 