It's been quite a while I haven't posted anything new. I took a new step into andulthood and decided to work as an Au-Pair for a while in Spain.
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| More exactly in Sevilla, the capital of Andalusia |
So what is an Au-Pair? Here is a definition I found:
An au pair (plural: au pairs) is a domestic assistant from a foreign country working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family's responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and receive a monetary allowance for personal use. Au pair arrangements are subject to government restrictions which specify an age range usually from mid-late teens to mid to late twenties; some countries explicitly limit the arrangement to females.
In other words, I am taking care of kids in a family in Sevilla. I live in their flat and eat with them together. I have a few chores I have to do, but they are all related with the children as the family accupies a maid for the housework. I work during the week and am free on weekends which allows me to travel around and discover Andalusia and its surroundings.
In the mornings, I go to language school. It is a good opportunity to meet new people and the school organizes activities in the weekends. I will start school tomorrow morning.
Following, I will show a few photos with the first impressions I got when I arrived here.
This is the appartmentblock in which I live.
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| parking à la Spanish |
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| In the background, there is the Polvillo fabric which is a Spain wide know bread brand |
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| In my area, which is the subburb Santa Clara, there are a lot of appartment blocks |
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| but also smaller houses |
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| It is very typical to go to little shops which are very specific, for instance a fruit shop, meat shop etc. |
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| but there are also supermarkets |
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| As you can see, the soil is dry, sandy, but there are a lot of trees and green plants |
Bike lanes are everywhere in town. As the town is very flat, it is ideal to ride the bike. I want to go to school by bike, but it is also difficult for me because in the morning there is a lot of traffic and I don't know the way to school that good yet, so I will try slowly as I lost myself on a bike tour today.
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| Finally, here you can see the view I got from the rooftop of the appartment block. It has 9 floors and you can see till the city center as the tower in the background is next to the river in the center. |
Here ends my first blogpost from Spain. But there will be more. My next one will be about the center of Sevilla. I haven't seen everything yet, but what I have seen is BEAUTIFUL.
