Agreed, dcobb51, that any income is better than nothing. I lived in Málaga city, the capital, during the summer of 2011. While "based" there, I traveled south and west as far as Marbella (all on the Costa Del Sol). Nerja is east of the capital, still in the province and on the CDS, but I only got as far east as Palos. The Renfe train got me to Sevilla, and I flew to Mallorca (to visit a lady friend I used to chat with on Skype). I recommend finding an intercambio friend to practice the language with before coming here. I used conversationexchange and Skype; they are free; the former accepts donations. There are many others such sites and services.