Hola,

I know what you’re thinking, Jesus Christ Tim, What the fuck, where have you been???
Well let me tell you all about it:

We had a bit of a disaster with the first apartment that we were supposed to move into, I was at a job interview, walked out and was told that the landlord wanted another two months rent in advance. I think it had something to do with the girls, to the lay man they do look a little shifty. Anyway, as it turned out the agency that we went through just happened to have another place in the same area which actually turned out to be better, so here I am with my nice big room and remote control air con. (but getting Wi-Fi over here is harder than it may sound....more to follow on this subject)

I got a job with no hasel teaching in a school but from day one I felt like slipping sleeping pills into the kid's drinking water. Jesus, I thought Irish kids were bad but these little fuckers were actually eating the furniture. So I decided that the best way to go would be giving private lessons in peoples houses and I have never made a better choice in my life. I have lessons with all different ages including one student who's a professor of sociology. I wake up, write my lesson plan, and usually start work no earlier than 16.30 in the afternoon.

To be honest I hav'nt had an opportunity to really enjoy Madrid yet because I'm waiting till the 4th to be paid, but fuck it, I'm learning so much and gaining loads of experience and I knew that the first month would be a nightmare. Believe me, if you do decide to move anywhere and teach when you don't know the lingo you will really really want to go home within the first week but you have to stick it out and things will settle down for you, I promise.

Anyway the weather is great and the work is easy so I really have nothing to complain about. I went to meet my boss today to pick up some books and hand in my hours for the month and in return she gave me a laptop bag full of goodies, where would you find it?!!

Anywho, the Tim Sullivan (supersquirrel) broadcasting system in back online (for now) so I will be keeping you all up to date.