Spain Forum

Pregnant and petrified!

2010-03-17T14:51:43Z

Hi all.

I’m new to this site and would really like to hear from anyone ... !

My partner and I have been living in Galicia since October 2008 and for the first year we were working on his parents house that we were living in and trying to restore our ruin in the process. I am now working for a local english academy and have just found out that I am pregnant. Total shock and not planned but we are both thrilled although we have been here once before and things didn’t work out. So with the very real risk of loosing this baby I am feeling a little worried about what to do now. I know nothhing about the system here with regards to children and benefits. My partner is not currently working as he is recovering from a back injury but is in the process of trying to set himself up in business and I work part time teaching english.

He is currently in the UK helping his parents with their move here at the end of the month and I feel alone and worried. I am worried about practically everything. Although I do love living here the winters are particually difficult for me (SAD sufferer) and I feel as though this extra suprise has made my life even more unstable than before. Can anyone advise with regards to the whole process of hospitals, antinatal etc. I would like to hear from anyone but in particular anyone who has given birth while here in spain.

Best regards to all and here’s to sunnier days ahead x

Dual nationality for our baby????

2010-03-15T12:01:29Z

Hi All,

I´m looking for a bit of advice on something my husband and I really know nothing about - I hope someone can help!

I´m British and my husband is Spanish. We live in Spain and plan on always doing so. I´m pregnant at the moment and was just wondering about getting dual nationality for the baby when it´s born. Is this a very difficult lengthy process, how is it done, and what advantages would there be for the child with Spainsh/British nationality??

Thanks everyone!! I´d really appreciate any advice.

Laura

Heavy duty Pressure washers

2010-03-15T13:32:35Z

Does anyone know a source to buy industrial pressure washers within approx an hour of Malaga?
Ideally, I am looking for a “Kranzle” but would consider any quality unit. In this case google is not my friend :( The usual small DIY units like Karchers etc are too small as it is for heavy use.

Thanks

Does anyone know Graham Smith Inventor from Javea

2010-01-19T10:56:20Z

Do you know a man who calls himself Graham Smith Inventor and who lives in Javea?

He is currently under investigation by the Guardia Civil for alleged fraudulent activities.

It is alleged he took nearly €30’000 from unsuspecting members of the public who thought they were buying heating agencies in Spain only to recieve nothing after Graham Smith took their money. As many as 6 different people have allegedly been taken in by him.

He also runs a company called ecoads and is trying to get more people to invest their hard earned cash into it.

Where To live In Barcelona

2007-06-01T09:41:47Z

I’m moving to Spain at the end of the summer and have started looking into places to rent and areas in which to live in. I’m wondering where the best places are to live in Barcelona. Somewhere that’s lively and in close proximity (ideally) to the beach, city center and subway and that’s not insanely expensive. (800 Euros a month if possible).

Any feedback from anyone who is currently living in Barcelona or has lived there before, would be sweet.

Thanks so much!

English Cooker in Spain

2010-02-02T16:56:41Z

Hi,
I’m trying to find out if I can use an English gas cooker herein SPain. I want a cooker with a double oven/grill and can’t find what I want here in Spain. I was wondering if I imported one from teh Uk would it work with our ‘gas natural’ supply?
Or does anyone knoe where I can get a double oven style cooker here in Spain(BCN)
Thanks,

Health Cover during pregnancy

2010-01-04T13:42:01Z

Hi
I moved to Jerez last year with my partner and three year old son.
We took out private health insurance in October and in November I discovered I was pregnant. Unfortunately our policy does not cover pregnancy until it has been running for ten months.
I wondered if anyone has been in a similar position or could advise on the following:
* Does anyone know of any private policies available that cover pregnancy immediately?
* The rough cost of having a baby privately in Spain with no insurance?
* If it is possible to get cover by paying into the Spanish social security system if you are already pregnant?

Any advice/ suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Adapting Recipes

2010-03-05T18:36:21Z

Despite the fact that Spanish food is quite tasty, I must admit that every now and then the capricho for a homemade (American) dish hits me every now and then. I head to the local supermarket with my ideas and their Spanish translations written down, but occasionally come up short. I’m cooking a big meal for my inlaws tomorrow, and was dying to make crab cakes but couldn’t, for the life of me, remember where I had once seen cheapish canned crab. (Nor do I have the “pasta” to buy four big ol’ crabs here.)

I was thinking that maybe some others here have their own home country -> Spain adaptations, and would be willing to share.

Voting at a community

2010-02-21T12:48:06Z

Could someone please explain to me what is the rule on voting at a AGM. I have two properties in the same name in the same Community.
Some people say I only have one vote, others say I can vote with both properties. What is the answer?

Almunecar International School - Disgraceful

2009-06-16T18:54:31Z

Is anyone else aware of what goes on at this school?

My son catches the bus back to and from Nerja to this school. I’ve found out that for MONTHS, hard, uncut pirate DVD’s have been shown every evening and every morning by the bus monitor

DVD’s such as:

The film “Taken” - kidnapping, female trade slave by auction, prostitution, rape, forced drug addiction, and extreme torture

The film “Gladiator” - beheadings, extreme bloodthirsty violence

The film “In Betweeners” - a group of university students **** themselves senseless

The film “Saw” – mutilation

There are kids as young as 4 on this bus.

My son, aged 11, was mentally shaken by one of these films, and has had nightmares ever since.

When I made a complaint about this, the bus monitor WAS NOT INSTANTLY DISMISSED. Unbelievably she was allowed to stay on the school premises and allowed to express in front of the children that there was nothing wrong with these DVD’s. She then actually approached my child to ask him if it was him who had complained

Then and only then did the totally incompetent headteacher Susan Richard give the monitor a suspension. In fact her first responses were “I’m shaking” and “I wish you had gone direct to the Governors, as I don’t know what to do”

Unbelievably this montor is now back in school serving lunches. I spoke to 3 other headteachers at International schools, and they say they would have instantly dismissed the monitor. I’ve now logged this with the Police and my solictor is taking this school to court

The more I talk to people the more i hear very bad reports of this School