Verb conjugation of "abide" in English

My brother moved there last year. He met a woman and went after her. After six years they have broken up, but he no longer wanted to return, because he has settled down in his new home. I am visiting him once a year.
I am glad that i have met you. I'm unemployed at the moment. I have to visit the unemployment office every day, that is the law here. I have studied computer science. I hope that I can help too.
I will be doing my second year of studies abroad, probably in Panama. For that I will really want to learn Spanish. I know little about the Spanish language, but I will learn. I can help you with German.