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Caldendar Girls

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:21:52 GMT

With the start of the New Year many households obviously mark this time with the hanging of a new calendar on the kitchen wall. A collection of landscapes, pictures of fluffy kittens or photos of the kids are the usual favourites - maybe the odd... more

Charging for School Dinners : Whose Fault ?

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:26:42 GMT

If I haven't Blogged for a while you will have to excuse me, having a new baby* and all that and trying to simultaneously entertain a hyperactive 5 year old at the same time. Even though it has been a good few months, the one issue on 'all things... more

39 Weeks pregnant : Still no name

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:00:12 GMT

If I haven't blogged for a month or so you will have to excuse me and put it down to the fact that I am entering my 39th week of pregnancy and as such I have a few more pressing issues on my mind. However, one thing that has become an issue for the... more

Further Adventures in ValenciSpanglish

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:33:55 GMT

My daughter’s school uses a different range of methods to teach the kids. For learning English (as a foreign language) she has a number of cartoon characters by the name of Cookie, Lulu and Denzel to teach them the numbers, colours, days of the week... more

12 Months Pregnant

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:09:51 GMT

Perhaps it is because there are so many similarities between the Spanish and British cultures, it is when there are slight differences that they are all the more obvious. That said, it has taken me this far into my second pregnancy in Spain to... more

Pregnancy in Spain : State Healthcare v Private

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:51:25 GMT

It only seems two minutes since I was last 6 months pregnant, and here I am once again, 5 years down the line. I blogged about my pregnancy experience first time round, (Click HERE to read ) which I was reading back on just the other day to compare... more

Hey Teacher, leave those kids alone

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:11:10 GMT

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about how Regional cuts to the educational system in Spain were effecting schools on a local level. Although I have no personal experience of other Autonomous Communities, I know for a fact that things here in... more

Dancing on Newspaper

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:27:07 GMT

Following on from my previous blog, which detailed the the effects of Regional debt on Spain’s Schools, I was disappointed to learn that this year’s school Carnaval was cancelled due to lack of funds. Carnaval in Spain is in important time of year... more

The effect of regional debt on schools

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:59:35 GMT

Valencia is apparently the most indebted of all of the Spanish regions, with debt currently standing at around €20 Billion. Just this morning it was announced that, between them, Valencia and Andalucia owed Pharamceutical companies some €6 Billion... more

A letter home from school

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:37:27 GMT

Thursday was the last day of school before the Christmas break for my daughter. On Wednesday, the day before, she came home with a note in her bag advising us in in both Valenciano and Castillian, confirming that Thursday was to be the last day... more

Plan Renove : Discounts for your domestic appliances

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:15:50 GMT

Anyone who has lived in Spain for even the shortest period of time will doubtlessly be aware that domestic appliances don't seem to last anywhere near as long as they did in the UK. I can recall having Fridge-Freezer, washing machines and... more

School Dinners in Spain

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:59:18 GMT

October means winter hours for schools in Spain - in other words 9am - 12noon, break for lunch and then back again at 3pm - 5pm. Obviosuly the three hour gap can be a bit a of a nuisance if you have to work, or are wanting to make plans, lete alone... more

Problems Buying Schoolbooks

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:25:26 GMT

Yesterday - Thursday the 8th September - was the first day of my daughter's second year at school. I had already blogged about the issue of her having to move up to the 'big school' ( Click to read that blog HERE) on a different site two years... more

Some Postnatal / Baby Spanish Vocab

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:26:06 GMT

Further to Blog the other week, where I shared a bit of 'Emergency' Pregnancy vocab, I thought I continue in a similar vein an share a bit of 'Post-Natal' vocab. When I look back at the list it amazes me that I didn't already know most of the... more

A bit of pregnancy vocab...

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:54:05 GMT

I was looking back in an old diary a while ago and noticed that it is almost 5 years to the day since I first found out that I was pregnant. Giving that it was completely unplanned and unexpected, I found myself having to get my head around new... more

Fiesta Parade Cock-Up !

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:44:01 GMT

One of the biggest and most important days of the fortnight long Summer Fiesta is Parade day. The Spanish love dressing up and it is far from being just a Kid's parade. Although we are not much more than a village by UK standards, this year there... more

End of Summer School Fiesta

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:33:11 GMT

August truly is Fiesta season in this corner of Spain. The first 2 weeks of August is dedicated to Fiestas in our local Town, where our daughter goes to school, and the third week is Fiesta week at my local Village. I may have explained before how... more

That Time of year again !

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:07:55 GMT

Given that my daughter has become very much a part of the community, I am quite rightly dragged into most of the 'commitee' meetings - official and otherwise, when it comes to the various Fiesta, of which there are many. Most of them seem to... more

Moving up to 'Big School'

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:51:29 GMT

The old Spanish 'communication is overrated' thing kicked in again this week. I was at my daughter's daily swimming lessons, and chatting with a couple of the other Spanish mum's who have children in my daughters class (School, not swimming), when... more

Swimming Lessons

info@tumbit.com (Jo Green) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:23:01 GMT

This July is turning out to be quite a busy month. Not only does my daughter go to summer school for the whole of the month, between 9am - 1pm, but she then has swimming lessons every day between 5pm and 6pm. Most Towns in Spain offer swimming... more