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Adventures in Barcelona: The Velvet Underground
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Tales of the student abroad. Saturday, March 22, 2008. Though Barcelona isn't a very spread out city, if you aren't living in one of the main districts- Ciutat Vella. The "Old City) or L'Eixample. The Expansion", pronounced "la ee-schamp-lay") -using public transport is more or less a necessity, and everybody. Seems to be taking full advantage of Barcelona's efficient-as-hell mass transit system. Thankfully, the fee for my study abroad program included metro passes (a 30-day T-Mes.
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Adventures in Barcelona: April 2008
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Adventures in Barcelona: Green Barcelona
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Tales of the student abroad. Friday, March 7, 2008. As much as one may be able to argue that Europeans are lagging behind the US in terms of technological advancements, they surely have us beat when it comes to environmental consciousness. Sure, people in the states are becoming more cognizant of "Global Warming" after all the hoop-la sparked by An Inconvenient Truth,. But we aren't really going to great lengths to do anything about it, and neither is our government (we've gotta spare the economy, right?
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Adventures in Barcelona: January 2008
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Tales of the student abroad. Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Tarragona and Mallorcan Festival (? I realized most of the subject matter I've been discussing has dealt more with my observations rather than chronicling what I've been up to, so I figured I'd give this a try. This past saturday we had a group trip to Tarragona. A small town about 90 minutes or so outside of Barcelona, which was once the capital of the ancient Roman province of Hispania. That night we went to some sort of Mallorca. Interestingly en...
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Adventures in Barcelona: There's No Such Thing as Free Water
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Tales of the student abroad. Sunday, February 17, 2008. There's No Such Thing as Free Water. Unfortunately, paying for clean water in grocery stores means paying for clean water at restaurants and cafes also, which certainly is not as cheap. While I haven't been to any really posh restaurants, the cost of a half liter bottle of water seems to range anywhere from €1-1,50 in most places. Ridiculous, no? Well, leave it to my Sigg. People always ask 'Aren't you worried about terrorism? No, no, no! That's hap...
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Adventures in Barcelona: HIATUS
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Adventures in Barcelona: There's Always Room for Dessert
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Tales of the student abroad. Sunday, February 24, 2008. There's Always Room for Dessert. If you have a sweet tooth, living in Barcelona can either be a heavenly or hellish experience. For me, it's a bit of both. With an abundance of various options to fulfill my regular cravings for something sweet, I can pretty much find something satisfying at any given time of day or night. Great, right? You can't get it in the states. Regret' passing on dessert? I would. No, I'm serious). Caramel ( "dulce de leche".
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Adventures in Barcelona: Working hard for the money
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Tales of the student abroad. Saturday, March 1, 2008. Working hard for the money. Barcelona is known throughout Europe for its nightlife, and since people often come here just to party (i.e. 90% of the kids who study abroad here), one of the easiest odd jobs to work is to do promotions for a bar or club by handing out flyers to younger (18-30 year-old) pedestrians on Las Ramblas and other high-traffic areas. So how does one go about getting one of these jobs? And "Who wants to drink tonight? When you fir...
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Adventures in Barcelona: Walk This Way
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Tales of the student abroad. Monday, March 24, 2008. Growing up, I often heard the phrase that "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line". Taking this to heart, I always made it a point to heed these wise words when walking about (alliteration- what up! Apparently nobody mentioned this to Barcelona's city planners, as one of the first things I noticed upon arriving here are its atypical cross-walks/intersections, which look like this:. That's it for now. Lonely Planet: Barcelona History.
