Barcelona

Ok, so this post if way overdue and, to be honest, it has been laying around, half written, for about four weeks now, but here we are to talk about Barcelona and my first two months here.

Luckily, I have had a very successful start into my second placement by finding accommodation within 48 hours of being in the city (which to me is insane considering it’s Barcelona). With a lot of research on idealista and Badi (the two most common websites to look for apartments around here) and some German organisation skills, I managed to arrange viewings before arriving here, so that I would have something once I’d arrive.

I arrived on a Saturday evening, viewed some apartments on Sunday (the first one I saw was just the one) and moved into my new home on Monday, after having been in Barcelona for less than 48 hours. Me being me, I obviously already had a gym membership on Sunday after less than 24 hours here, because: priorities.

Together with an Italian, who literally always looks put together and makes me feel weird about wearing pjs in my house (we call him Tinkerbell), a Greek girl who has turned into my official wine drinking and travel buddy, and a lovely Mexican who is teaching me all the Spanish I cannot use around here, I live in a beautiful apartment in Gracia, just 10 minutes away from work (and from the gym!).

With these flatmates I have already had the chance to explore the city and visit some other places in Catalunya, such as Gerona, Vic, Figueres and Cadaqués, all north of Barcelona.

With everyone constantly being on trips to Marrocco, Marseille, Mallorca, Sardinia and more, it is difficult to find a time where we’re all together at home . But when we do, we make sure to make the most of it and enjoy the beautiful city we are living in.

Between tapas at Sol Soler, drinks at Bobbys Free bar (a speakeasy you need a password for, in order to get in) and sunsets at the Bunkers, Matteo is living his influencer life (which I am only pointing out, because he hates being called an influencer), Ellie is oblivious to celebrities everybody knows – e.g. Taylor “Swiffer”, “The Three Brothers” (the Jonas Brothers), “Thunder” (Chris Hemsworth because he plays Thor), “Zachary” (Zac Efron), “Adriana” Grande and more –  and I am just eating.all.the.time.

Being in Barcelona for 2 months has made me realise just how much I want to explore other parts of Spain. With my mum being in Spain for the next week, we are taking this opportunity to explore the south of the country, all the way to Sevilla. As I am writing this currently from our rented apartment room in Alicante, following a one-day stay in Tarragona, we are now off to a day in Murcia, followed by Granada and a two-day stay in Sevilla (any suggestions of things to see in any of these cities are more than welcome!).

Saturday morning we go back to Barcelona so that I can show my family some lovely places in the city, which I have fallen in love with in so many ways.