Munin -> A year in Spain - please help! (Apr. 10 2010 12:04:12)
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Hi folks, Made a similar thread a loong time ago but...my situation is getting a bit more urgent now. Basically, I will be taking a year off from my studies to go to Spain for a year, perhaps in September or so. I realized that studying was taking way too much time that I want to spent both playing guitar and working for a while (I work from home/online, have my own business on the side).. But even though the day of departure is (in theory..) creeping closer I am still kind of undecided what I actually want to do or where I want to go. I've sort of narrowed it down to either Seville, Granada or Cadiz, but I am open for anything really. If I was going to Seville, I would probably join the Cristina Heeren school for a year, but on the other hand I am not sure if that is not actually a bit *too* intense for me, time-wise...considering I also need to focus on my work a bit. And I've heard from my current teacher that yes, it's pretty intense and time consuming. So my questions are basically for the people who have lived or are living in Spain and I would REALLY appreciate any help to ease my decision. 1) What options are there for me in terms of taking classes and so on? I want to be involved and playing flamenco all day, I probably just can't do it for 10 hours straight...what would be the best option for me, economically? Where should I go? I guess getting into a real "school" eases the integration process in terms of becoming actually involved with flamencos (as opposed to just taking lessons from 1 person), so I am really undecided on this. 2) My other big worry is accommodation...which of the 3 cities I mentioned would be cheapest to live in? I am most interested in Cadiz, but I assume it would be expensive...is it possible at all to get a tiny flat for a reasonable price there? What prices can I expect? I don't need much space. Just the very basics. (On that note I vaguely remember a post on the foro from a long time ago where someone said he knew a teacher that rents out a room or apartment to someone who then also takes lessons with him for an extended period time. Something like that? Not sure where that was supposed to be or who posted it, but such an arrangement sounds pretty tempting to me..) I think that's all I can ask for now. But really ANYONE living in Spain, in the towns I mentioned or otherwise - I'd appreciate any advice, comments, etc. at this point. I probably should have started to plan this earlier but this is just how I am... [:D] Thanks!
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