The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Madrid is a humble city of overlooked treasures and untold stories' The Local met Leah Pattem, the 32-year-old founder of the Madrid No Frills blog who gave us the lowdown on why she has fallen in love with Madrid, "a humble city of overlooked treasures and untold stories", and how best to enjoy a perfect weekend in the city. https://www.thelocal.es/20180910/madrid-is-a-humble-city-of-overlooked-treasures-and-untold-stories Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:13:53 +0200 madrid-is-a-humble-city-of-overlooked-treasures-and-untold-stories How I went from clueless guiri to Madrid music sensation in just one year Benedick Gibson, a 27-year-old from Stroud in Gloucestershire arrived in Madrid a little over a year ago to take up a job as a speechwriter for the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). https://www.thelocal.es/20170724/from-clueless-guiri-to-madrids-latest-music-sensation-not-my-circus Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:28:28 +0200 from-clueless-guiri-to-madrids-latest-music-sensation-not-my-circus Why moving to Spain could be the best decision of your life Moving from New York City to southern Spain may not sound like a great career move. But Sienna Brown, founder of Las Morenas de España, explains why it was the best professional shift she could have ever made. https://www.thelocal.es/20160927/why-moving-to-spain-could-be-the-best-decision-of-your-life Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:17:36 +0200 why-moving-to-spain-could-be-the-best-decision-of-your-life 'We met over a delicious plate of grilled sweetbreads' In this week's my Spanish Career, The Local chats to American Lauren Aloise and New Zealander James Blick, who run Devour Spain food tours. https://www.thelocal.es/20160620/my-spanish-career-devour-spain Mon, 20 Jun 2016 08:59:35 +0200 my-spanish-career-devour-spain The Spanish startup offering the ultimate bucket list This week The Local chats to Ceinwen Atkinson, founder of Bucket List Map, a Spanish startup helping travellers all over the world make their ultimate bucket list. https://www.thelocal.es/20160606/my-spanish-career-bucket-list-map-careers-jobs Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:56:04 +0200 my-spanish-career-bucket-list-map-careers-jobs 'It's fashionable to be cool and innovative in the kitchen' This week we chat to California native Michelle Fabregas, who founded food company Dribble Dots in Barcelona with her husband, Jason Clevering. https://www.thelocal.es/20160509/my-spanish-career-dribble-dots-cuisine-barcelona Mon, 09 May 2016 16:43:45 +0200 my-spanish-career-dribble-dots-cuisine-barcelona 'In business we're expected to do more and be superwomen' This week The Local chats to Englishwoman, Natasha Mason Kennedy, a woman who moved to Madrid for love and then started her own successful business. https://www.thelocal.es/20160408/my-spanish-career-careers-jobs-spain Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:49:33 +0200 my-spanish-career-careers-jobs-spain The man on a mission to teach Spaniards English In this week's My Spanish Career, The Local chats with American Daniel Welsch, an author, YouTuber and "English teacher to the world". https://www.thelocal.es/20160328/how-one-man-built-an-online-empire-teaching-spaniards-english Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:55:05 +0200 how-one-man-built-an-online-empire-teaching-spaniards-english 'It can be difficult to find the correct bra size in Spain' For this week's My Spanish Career, The Local chats to Lucy King, the British owner of Lottie Lencería, a specialist lingerie shop in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20160314/bras-lingerie-spanish-career-lottie-lenceria-madrid Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:07:15 +0100 bras-lingerie-spanish-career-lottie-lenceria-madrid 'Anyone can become a wine taster with a little practice' This week The Local chats to British wine expert, Anna Harris-Noble, about how best to enjoy the incredible wines Spain has to offer. https://www.thelocal.es/20160307/my-spanish-career-wine-tasting-madrid-taste-exchange Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:03:44 +0100 my-spanish-career-wine-tasting-madrid-taste-exchange This language school's secret? A good bottle of wine In this week's My Spanish Career, The Local chats to Brit Jane Spivey, founder of Two Bird Languages - a language school with a difference. https://www.thelocal.es/20160229/my-spanish-career-language-school-two-birds-tefl Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:02:17 +0100 my-spanish-career-language-school-two-birds-tefl 'In Spain I missed being able to buy decent birthday cards' In this week's instalment of My Spanish Career The Local talks to Nadine Walker, a boutique owner in one of Madrid's coolest neighbourhoods. https://www.thelocal.es/20160223/my-spanish-career-nest-nadine-walker Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:35:32 +0100 my-spanish-career-nest-nadine-walker 'The best foodie places are around Madrid's back streets' Born in Zimbabwe and brought up in Britain, food blogger Wesley Muchimwe is now making a name for himself on the food blogging scene in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20160215/traditional-spanish-cuisine-food-blog-madrid Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:26:33 +0100 traditional-spanish-cuisine-food-blog-madrid 'Amateur dramatics is a great way to meet new people' In this week's My Spanish Career, The Local chats to Liz Mason, the President of The Madrid Players, an amateur dramatics group that puts on English-language theatre in the capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20160201/amateur-dramatics-is-a-great-way-to-meet-people Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:58:05 +0100 amateur-dramatics-is-a-great-way-to-meet-people 'Integration and learning to speak the language is vital' In this week's instalment we chat to Robert James Parfett, an English teacher living in Murcia who has just published his first book. https://www.thelocal.es/20160119/learning-to-speak-the-language-is-vital-for-an-expat Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:44:28 +0100 learning-to-speak-the-language-is-vital-for-an-expat 'I wanted to give homeless people a voice so they won't be invisible' In this week's instalment of My Spanish Career, we talk to Barcelona-based Andrew Funk, an entrepreneur empowering the homeless to get off the streets and add value to society. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/i-want-to-give-homeless-people-a-voice-so-they-wont-be-invisible Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:06:18 +0100 i-want-to-give-homeless-people-a-voice-so-they-wont-be-invisible 'I wanted to change the narrative of what it's like to be black in Spain' In the latest instalment of My Spanish Career The Local talks to Sienna Brown, founder of Las Morenas de España, a community that is redefining the Black experience in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160104/there-was-a-need-to-change-the-narrative-of-what-its-like-to-be-black-in-spain Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:28:42 +0100 there-was-a-need-to-change-the-narrative-of-what-its-like-to-be-black-in-spain 'I’m trying to capture how people would cook if no-one was watching' For this week's My Spanish Career, The Local chats to Joel Serra, a former Masterchef contestant whose crowdfunded cookbook is set to shake up Spanish cuisine. https://www.thelocal.es/20151111/anyone-with-an-idea-should-treat-it-like-a-startup-and-test-it-out-in-the-real-world Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:59:07 +0100 anyone-with-an-idea-should-treat-it-like-a-startup-and-test-it-out-in-the-real-world 'I realised I was too Mediterranean to spend my entire life in Germany' In this week’s instalment of My Spanish Career we talk to Romina De Simone, an Italian teacher living in Madrid and the founder of Mucho Mas Que Idiomas about how language learning is changing. https://www.thelocal.es/20151025/my-spanish-career-muchmasqueidomas Sun, 25 Oct 2015 22:51:07 +0100 my-spanish-career-muchmasqueidomas 'Hills and sunshine make Madrid a year-round paradise for runners' In this week's instalment of My Spanish Career, The Local talks to Robert Shultz, an American English teacher and now head of the quirky Lactic Acid Junkies running group in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20150925/promoting-a-healthy-lifestyle-through-beer-brunch-and-running Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:13:39 +0200 promoting-a-healthy-lifestyle-through-beer-brunch-and-running