{"id":1349,"date":"2012-09-04T12:01:44","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T12:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2012-10-17T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T12:03:02","slug":"international-school-community-member-spotlight-16-patty-sanchez-an-international-teacher-currently-working-at-american-school-of-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/international-school-community-member-spotlight-16-patty-sanchez-an-international-teacher-currently-working-at-american-school-of-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"International School Community Member Spotlight #16: Patty Sanchez (An international teacher currently working at American School of Barcelona)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every 1-2 months International School Community<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will highlight one of our members in our Member Spotlight<\/a> feature.\u00a0 This month we interviewed Patty Sanchez<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tell us about your background.\u00a0 Where are you from?
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I come from California and moved to Barcelona 10 years ago with the sole intention of exposing myself to a new culture.\u00a0 I landed my first job as a teacher two weeks after arriving in August 2001. I got really lucky to have found a job so soon after coming here without any contacts. It was an intense two years working at a private Catholic school while adapting to a culture I had read about in my college history classes.<\/p>\n

How did you get started in the international teaching community?
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After my second year I returned to California and taught ninth grade English. It was one my happiest years of teaching. I married my Catalan husband and returned to Spain and decided I would work in an international setting.<\/p>\n

Which international schools have you worked at?\u00a0 Please share some aspects of the schools that made them unique and fun places in which to work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I currently work at The American School of Barcelona<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a great place to work because the school environment is friendly and many of the teachers become an extension of your family. The school is progressive in its plan to prepare students with a well rounded academic experience with social issues and with an academic future. It\u2019s a school where students feel safe and capable to accomplish their future success as students. We have really great teachers leading students with the tools they need to reason and investigate information surrounding everyday issues.<\/p>\n

Describe your latest cultural encounter in your current placement, one that put a smile on your face.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At El Prat Airport in Barcelona immigration agents talked away while looking briefly at my passport and stamped it without saying anything to me. The agent just waved her hand gesturing I could pass to baggage claims. This would never happen in America. Agents in the U.S. quiz you about your city of birth, your middle name, your whereabouts, etc., until you start squirming and wonder if you indeed are American.<\/p>\n

What are some important things that you look for when you are searching for a new position at an international school?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I had to look for a job in a new country, I would take into account salary and the location of the school. Is it in a safe area? Can I have a normal life outside of school? How much is the cost of living? Can I afford to live on my own on the salary I would be earning? Can I afford to travel after rent and utility bills? These would be the questions to take into account if you are looking to live abroad.<\/p>\n

In exactly 5 words, how would you describe the international school teaching experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make the best of it.<\/p>\n

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Thanks Patty! Also, check out her blog about her travels and life living abroad as an expat here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are a member of\u00a0International School Community<\/a>\u00a0and would like to be our next member spotlight,\u00a0contact us here<\/a>.\u00a0 If we choose to highlight you, you will get a coupon code to receive 6 months free of premium access to our website!<\/p>\n

Want to teach at an international school in Spain like Patty?\u00a0 Currently, we have 25 international schools listed in Spain on International School Community<\/a>.\u00a0 Many of the international schools there have had comments and information submitted about them on our website:<\/p>\n

\u2022 American School of Barcelona<\/a> (79 Comments)
\n\u2022 Benjamin Franklin Int’l School<\/a> (13 Comments)
\n\u2022 American School Valencia<\/a> (7 Comments)
\n\u2022 Sotogrande International School <\/a> (6 Comments)
\n\u2022 British School of Alicante<\/a> (3 Comments)
\n\u2022 El Plantio International School Valencia<\/a> (4 Comments)
\n\u2022 King’s College – The British School of Madrid<\/a> (3 Comments)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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