Expat Interview. Sept No 3. Maria Alejandra Lemus
This week we head to Madrid to meet the beautiful Maria Alejandra Lemus from Guatemala and Los Angeles. Enjoy!
When did you move to Spain, and where from?
I moved to Spain in August 2009 to work as an Auxiliar for a public school in the outskirts of Madrid where I worked for two years.
Who came with you?
Nobody
Where in Spain do you live now?
Madrid
Do you work? As what?
I am currently working as an Aid for a Multilingual Psychological Institute where I help kids with their reading/writing/organizational skills & will start a Masters in Speech and Language Pathology in September with Complutense.
How are you with speaking Spanish?
I have improved a lot but I am still working on my grammar, my husband helps me in that area!
If you could change one thing about Spain… what would that be?
Government paperwork! It is a headache to get your NIE (which I did twice) & another one when I got my Residence card.
What is the best thing about living in Spain?
The weather and spending quality time with family and friends in a near by terrace.
What is your favourite Spanish dish?
Huevos rotos con jamon serrano, croquetas, tortilla, bocadillo de calamares & cocido!
What is the predominant nationality of your friends in Spain?
Majority of my friends are American, Guatemalan, Spanish and British.
My parents are from Guatemala & I grew up in Los Angeles, I am a mixture of both cultures but more American.
My husband is from Guatemala and in the house we speak mainly Spanglish!
If you won the Euromilliones – would you still live where you currently are?
Right now I live in Moncloa/Arguelles area but I would buy a nice house in the outskirts of the center.
If a movie was made about your life – who would play you?
Natalie Portman
If you had to describe yourself as a sandwich filling… what would you be?
Peanut Butter!!
Interview Corner
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