CHECK!

Today I organised all my documents into a folder ready for my move. I printed off all the information I had gathered online since I found out about my placement along with extra passport photos, my Spanish sim card, my European Health Insurance Card and my International Youth Card that I had ordered for £9 a few weeks before.

FOLDER

CHECK LIST

Documents from Ministerio De Educacion, Cultura y Deporte Information regarding NIE Number (Police Station address) NIE Application Forms Guide to filling the NIE form A copy of my Acceptance of English Langauge Assistantship. Allowance Arrangements Information on how to open a Spanish bank account. Map of bus route Bus timetable Passport photos Passport photocopies Parental Notes Notes for ELA in Spain

Blue Tac Self adhesive hooks Earplugs Wax Strips Prescriptions Fake Eyelashes Makeup Single Duvet Vacuum Bags Tom Daley Poster International Youth Travel Card European Health Insurance Card Spanish Sim Card

I've kept a Spanish Sim Card that I had bought last year on my holiday in Malaga, I'm hoping that when I arrive in Spain it will work as it did before and I won't have to go to the phone shop to buy a new one. I'd found as much information possible regarding my NIE number, including a language guide to filling in the form and addition Spanish vocab that I will need when applying for it. I did the same for opening a Spanish bank account, researched the best bank for me as well as Spanish vocabulary that I will need. 

As well as the documents I compiled a small list of things that I shouldn't forget. After spending an ERASMUS year in Italy; Blue Tac, Self Adhesive Hooks and Earplugs have become some what of a necessity to me when spending a lot of time abroad. Blue Tac was impossible to find in Italy and the sticky hooks came in useful for hanging up jewellery etc. In Italy I lived next door to a Church that rang its bells every two hours so Earplugs were a god send and I recommend them to anyone moving abroad.