[Spanish version below] During my bus trip from Madrid to Toulouse, I met Abdou*. He comes from Senegal, and has already been working for more than fifteen years in Europe. He has done a bit of everything. He studied in Paris, picked grapes in Marseille, sold fake brand items on the streets throughout Spain, and…
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Fran Molina, guitarist in Spain
This story was translated from Spanish (original text below). ‘This interview won’t be of use for you. It is not about work. They say, when you find a job you like, it stops being work and that is how it turned out for me. Until twenty years ago I worked in IT, but I left…
Emma, English Teacher in Spain
Teaching English as a foreign language is an attractive prospect for many young English native speakers. It can be a rewarding career, or fulfilling gap year. However, the work circumstances are often far from ideal. We spoke to Emma, an English teacher from the U.S. and two of her former colleagues, to find out more…