We are retiring to Santa Pola on 2nd February 2018 and have our flights booked already. We have holidayed here for the past few years but have heard very little English spoken. Although we are trying to learn a little Spanish we are interested to know whether there are any English speakers living in the area.
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:58pm
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HI, there are definitely quite a few English speaks in Santa Pola town but maybe not so easy to find them. My husband and I retired here 20 months ago and live in Gran Alacant which is technically part of Santa Pola. There are many nationalities here and you can get very cheap Spanish classes at the local library. It is a good way to meet people also. We would be happy to meet up and help with any settling in problems.
Bobbie
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:58pm
Good evening Bobby,
Thank you for your response and we are happy to hear from you. Yes it would be nice to meet up once we arrive over there and the library sounds useful as we are hoping to continue learning Spanish once we relocate. It is still a few months away and we only wish it were tomorrow as we can't wait to waive work goodbye and to start relaxing. If it's ok with yourselves we will contact you when we get there to arrange a meeting. Thank you, Russ
Posted: Tue Aug 8, 2017 5:39pm
I am moving to Santa Pola Central/Este at the end of this month. I would happily meet you both for a coffee & chat when you arrive.
Regards, Suzanne
Posted: Tue Aug 8, 2017 6:09pm
Hi Suzanne,
Thank you for your reply and we hope that your move goes smoothly. Yes it would be good to meet up for a coffee and a chat. It would also be interesting to find out how your first 6 months have gone. We are really looking forward to just relaxing in the sun. Have a great day and we'll be happy to get in touch with you when we arrive.
Regards,
Russ
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:40pm
Suzanne27 wrote on Tue Aug 8, 2017 5:39pm:
I am moving to Santa Pola Central/Este at the end of this month. I would happily meet you both for a coffee & chat when you arrive.
Regards, Suzanne
Hi Suzanne,
How are you? Are you now living in Santa Pola and if so how are you finding it so far? We're still counting down the days and weeks to 2nd Feb when we come over there. It has been raining here all day again and we can't wait to get some sun on our backs.
Anyway I hope that it's working out well for you and look forward to hearing from you to find out how it's going.
Regards,
Russ
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 10:54am
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Russ1959 wrote on Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:58pm:
Good evening Bobby,
Thank you for your response and we are happy to hear from you. Yes it would be nice to meet up once we arrive over there and the library sounds useful as we are hoping to continue learning Spanish once we relocate. It is still a few months away and we only wish it were tomorrow as we can't wait t...
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...o waive work goodbye and to start relaxing. If it's ok with yourselves we will contact you when we get there to arrange a meeting. Thank you, Russ
Hope you move goes smoothly.
Bobbie
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:49pm
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Hola
My husband and I retired to Gran Alacant last year but spend quite a lot of time in Santa Pola. I go to Spanish lessons in the civic centre in Santa Pola and also go to English / Spanish interchange in local bar there . There are some English people in Santa Pola but there is definitely no expat community. There are lots of other nationalities living there and enjoying the way of life; many of them speak English. Once you are here you will no doubt have a couple of local cafes that you will frequent and that is the way to find out what's going on.
Get in touch when you arrive and we can meet up if you like 🇪🇸
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:45am
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Hi, fellow Gran Alacant residents. If you feel like meeting up for a coffee or drink we would be happy to do so as it is always good to meet new people.
Bobbie
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:58am
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Hola Bobbie
Yes... If would be good to meet up for a coffee ?
I am in Gran Alacant ( novamar) . Just let me know suitable time & place ?
Maybe we can practise our Spanish !
Best wishes
Anne 🇪🇸
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