The Cunning Canary

My Grand life on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands!

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Working from Home and Living in Gran Canaria

November 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments

If you don’t want to work in a bar or restaurant, what else is there to do for a job in Gran Canaria? Well for the past few years I’ve been working from home freelance and also doing part time work selling fishing trips. If you can write articles, write a blog, create websites, provide [...]

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Do You Need to Speak Spanish to Work in Gran Canaria?

March 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments

I’ve had a lot of messages recently from people wanting to know if you need to speak Spanish to find work in Gran Canaria. One of them was looking for work in a hospital or morgue, one was looking for barwork and another was a masseuse. To be honest, it depends what kind of work [...]

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Can You Live Permanently in the Canary Islands

March 13th, 2009 · 13 Comments

The answer to that question has to be yes. I have been living here for 10 years and I know people who have been living in Gran Canaria for way more than that. I’m not sure I am going to be here permanently, ie forever, but it is certainly possible to make a life in [...]

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