One step closer

Slowly but steady we are working towards the move to Spain. One step we took about a week ago is to find an extra money source. As of last week Ellen is a remedial teacher for two girls. One of them is a daughter of a colleague and it all started by the question if she could help out. Of course she didn't mind but we did have to keep in mind that things werenot getting to busy because combining a full time job with a family life is for most people more than enough. Ellen thought one hour a week did not add much more stress to her weekly schedule so she offered to help her colleague.
Apparently the girls liked the lesson because that evening Ellen was asked to help two of their friends as well. Of course it is nice to get a bit more money, but we were a bit afraid that this would maybe be a bit too much. After long deliberation Ellen decided to teach the friends as well. And so she ended up with two extra lessons a week.

The second, huge, decision we made this week was the fact that we will both follow courses to prepare ourselves to the fullest. Ellen will go back to college where she will (try to) get a degree as a translator Spanish/Dutch. It will mean going back to school for four years so it is a big investment, but if we want to start a language school we will have to make sacrifices, this is just one of them. JW will follow management courses so he can do the administration and financial side of the business.

As you can see we're quite busy trying to get everything right. At least we're one step closer!!