Do you need to learn Spanish to live in Spain?

Learning a new language is a daunting task especially in your 60s. It seems like a fun thing to do when you have more time on your hands and an easy project when you are a French speaker but let me tell you, after 7 years of studying and practicing daily, it is not easy….

Taking a language course in Spain, it’s not that easy!

Six days after our arrival in Spain, I started my spanish lessons at the Escuela Idioma de Nerja.  I took the age 50+ course which consist of a two week, 3 hour a day in class course and evening cultural activities.  You are therefore busy listening, talking, learning the language for six or more hours…