I have spent now almost two months studying in Spain Barcelona. I have truly enjoyed my time here and this city, and now I can share a little something about this place with you!
Barcelona is the capital of Catalunya and Catalan people are really proud of their heritage and they see themselves as Catalans, not Spanish. Catalans have their own language, traditions and culture. This is truly an important thing to know when living or traveling here. Catalan people usually speak also Spanish fluently but Catalan is their first choice of language, and locals really appreciate if you know even few words of it. So, here in Barcelona you get to know both Spanish and Catalan culture! On top of this, Barcelona is really international city with people all over the world living here. This helps if you are not that keen on learning Spanish. In most places you can survive with English too. I have been traveling also outside of Barcelona and there most people don’t speak English at all.
I feel like Barcelona is a perfect place to stay for Erasmus, because it is a city that truly has everything. It has lot of different areas and neighborhoods with different atmospheres, it has a sandy beach and ocean and mountains, it is not too expensive and of course the weather is perfect for escaping the Finnish winter! You can still spend the days outside wearing only a T shirt. I have spent my free time here hiking on mountains, checking different beaches, eating traditional Spanish tapas and exploring the big city with all it’s different opportunities.
My school Euncet is located 22 km outside of Barcelona in a city called Terrassa. I have to take the train to school three times a week, but the connections are really good and it only takes 40 minutes. Our school is a small private business school and I study marketing, digital laws and human resources management. The school here is really “school like” and teachers are strict about attendance and homework etc. Coming from Finland and especially from Proakatemia, it almost feels like going back to high school. Anyway the courses are interesting and I managed to get all my courses in English (not a sure thing in Spain..) so I am overall really happy with my studies here.
Hasta luego!
Noora Luttinen
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