Camino Barcelona Blog

Hoy tenemos una propuesta muy original: Séverine, Chiara y Jon, 3 alumnos de la clase de Pablo, han escrito una carta a los estudiantes de otros planetas para contarles todo lo que hacen en la escuela.

Aquí tenéis una foto de la carta que hicieron y a continuación tenéis el texto:

“¡Hola Chicos!

Es un mensaje de la Tierra. La vida en la escuela Camino Barcelona es muy divertida. Nosotros estudiamos español en clase pero también hacemos otras cosas como ir a la playa, ir a la discoteca, conocer la ciudad o ir a los museos.

La escuela está en el centro de la ciudad y Barcelona es arquitectónica y vitalista. En nuestra clase hay estudiantes de países diferentes. Es un grupo enérgico y algunas veces como personas de otros planetas porque somos todos completamente diferentes. (more…)

¡Hola a todos! My name is Zeenia and I am currently studying and working at Camino Barcelona. I applied for the work experience programme which means I have Spanish classes in the morning and I work in the school during the afternoons. I guess that puts me in the great position, as a student and as a member of staff, to tell you about the school, the city and life here in general.

As a student of French, Spanish and Portuguese, I am currently on my year abroad in order to improve my language skills and knowledge as well as further my understanding of the cultures behind the languages. Having been in Portugal and France before arriving here in Spain, I have travelled aplenty during the last fifteen months. However, being in Barcelona really has made me forget about home since it is a city that welcomes anyone and everyone, involves both locals and tourists in several cultural and social activities and simply thrives on the diversity of people, culture and entertainment. As long as you embrace your experience in Barcelona I am certain it is almost impossible not to have an amazing time!

Barcelona has always had a great reputation due to the fact there is never a shortage of activities to keep you occupied. From the breath-taking architecture, relaxing parks, wonderful Mediterranean Sea and long sandy beaches to the mouth-watering gastronomy, numerous lively bars and an inspiring city centre, you will never have to rack your brains for something to do or see!  Yet although I knew this about Barcelona before arriving, I was dubious as to whether it were all true or a great exaggeration. Fear not since Barcelona is a fantastic place and I have found all the amazing comments I have heard to be true.

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CaRnAvAl!!!

Last weekend I went to Sitges with some friends to celebrate carnaval! It really was ‘la mar de divertido!’

We got there with the last train from estacio Sants. It’s about half an hour by train to get there. In the train everybody was drinking and singing. In Holland people celebrate carnival as well, so we introduced the Spanish people in the train some Dutch carnival songs!

We arrived in Sitges about 00.30. Sitges is well known as a gaydistrict. So when we walked to Sitges ‘downtown’ we saw a lot of amazing extraordinary persons and outfits. I think that about 50% of all people on the street were males dressed as women. Wigs, skirts, heals, lots of make up, nailpolish, they had it all! I think all people out there proved that they know the best how to celebrate carnival! (more…)

My aim was to keep my blog updated every 2 weeks or so. To be honest I have slightly lost track of time and find it hard to believe I am just about to start my 6^th week, so I am half way through my time here.
I had a bit of a shocker last week and failed my first exam! That is the price you pay for spending a bit too much time enjoying the vino tinto. I have now pulled my finger out a bit and have started to get stuck into the language, as soon as you have the basics it is amazing how quickly it all starts to fall into place.

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