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Recommended Expat Blogs: Barcelona
Everybody who has spent time in a different country knows that expat life is not quite like anything else in the world. The confusion of the first few days and weeks, the slow, but steady process of acclimation, the little peculiarities and quirks that might strike you about your new surroundings: almost any situation you encounter can make for a great story. If you are so inclined and want to blog about it, of course!
Our InterNations recommended blog section features talented expat bloggers from around the world. Their offerings to the blogosphere have been selected for their great entries and high quality, whether they may be funny, informative, interesting, deeply personal or a combination of all of the above.
Let’s hear from our featured bloggers in Barcelona:
Julie: guirigirlinbarca
Go easy on yourself. The first few months will be a ground rush of new experiences and emotions, and the thing is, they all happen at once. It can be an awful lot to take in. Don’t berate yourself if some days all you actually want to do is lie down in a darkened room.
Sarah: Barcelona Besotted
Barcelona has a big expat community. It is almost as if the city is divided into three parts: expats, Catalans, and tourists. Many expats are from Spanish speaking countries and once an expat I think that it is easy to meet others. I have found a great network of expats here and I think that is because so many people choose to come here because they love the city rather than move here because they have to.
Agnieszka: Nuno Aga Barcelona
Barcelona is attractive city, and it is confirmed by how many expats decide to come here. And they choose the city because they like it a lot, not because of great job perspectives, especially now. Meeting a lot of expats who share the same experiences as you makes it easier at the beginning. But it is thanks to local people that you can get to know real Barcelona.
Brian: Barcelona Street Scraps
I came with what should have lasted me about a year without working, but I continued my NY spending habits after arriving here and the saving ran dry nearly twice as fast as I had expected. Working without documentation is also not the steadiest source of income, so I was living much rougher than I had been used to in NYC. Even today, my monthly teachers’ salary is about what I would have made in an average week behind the bar.
Jessica: Hola Yessica
I think my favorite was when I was trying to describe Project Runway to a friend. It’s an American fashion design reality competition, and sometimes they have really, really weird challenges. One particular week they had to go to the pet shop to buy materials to make clothes out of. My friend was absolutely appalled. He asked how they could show people making clothes of out dogs on television!
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