Barcelona! – Peter Horton, April 2016

By Peter Horton | 21 April 2016

¡Barcelona! Este mes tenía un poco más tiempo libre cómo antes entonces decidí a visitar a Barcelona, una de la más grande ciudades en España. Pasaba unos días en la ciudad y a mí me parece que es una ciudad cómo ninguna más; no sólo debido a su propio idioma sino también debido a la…

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Siân Summerton – Case Study Barcelona, Spain (2015)

By Sian Summerton | 16 April 2015

Thank you to the John Speak trust for their invaluable support during my time in Barcelona As I chose to study French, Spanish and EU Studies (MA Hons) at the University of Edinburgh, I was aware that this would involve a year working or studying abroad in 2014-2015. The idea of working had always appealed…

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Tibidabo, Barcelona – Sian Summerton, April 2015

By Sian Summerton | 13 April 2015

Since arriving in Barcelona at the beginning of January, I have visited Tibidabo a number of times. Tibidabo is s mountain located in the northwest area of Barcelona. The top of the mountain houses a Catholic church, a telecommunications tower and a theme park. This mountain, some 1,679 feet tall, is the highest of the…

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Incredible architecture in Barcelona

By Sian Summerton | 12 March 2015

Antoni Gaudí is quite possibly one of the most revolutionary modernist architects of his time. Throughout his long career, he designed and built some of the most striking and comfortable buildings to live in, using innovative solutions, always based on nature. Many of his works, which are more than buildings, you can find in Barcelona,…

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Congrats to Sian

By John Speak | 12 March 2015

Congratulations to our new scholar Sian! Sian has spent the first semester of her third year working in Strasbourg, France.  She is studying a 4 year undergraduate degree in French, Spanish and European Union Studies. From September 2014 Sian has been working as a Marketing, Communication and Translation Intern for Decantala (a Barcelona-based wine merchant).…

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Sian Summerton, Barcelona, Spain – February 2015

By Sian Summerton | 13 February 2015

 ¡Mis primeras semanas en Barcelona! Llegué en Barcelona al principio de enero. Acabé de pasar seis meses en Francia, así que estaba un poco preocupada por el choque cultural y el cambio de idioma. Durante las vacaciones de Navidad, entre mis periodos de prácticas distintos, pasé un par de semanas en casa, leyendo tanto como…

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Sitges – Sian Summerton, Feb 2015

By Sian Summerton | 12 February 2015

Last weekend I travelled out of Barcelona to the beautiful town of Sitges, which takes around 40 minutes on the local train. Sitges is incredibly busy over the summer, but is calm and quiet over the months of November- February. Despite this, the weather was still lovely, with blue skies and plenty of sunshine! I…

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Abril en Madrid

By Hannah Phillips | 20 May 2014

Abril en Madrid , sin duda marcó el inicio de la primavera , ¡por fin! También se inició una serie de fiestas de la comunidad de Madrid, que me han permitido viajar y conocer Barcelona. Desde Navidad han sido unos meses muy intensos desde el punto de vista del trabajo con el re- lanzamiento de…

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