Here I am, starting packing in order to fly back to Italy for my Christmas holidays. Yep, semester 1 is over yet and it happened so quickly, too quickly for me! It seems it was only a couple of weeks ago when I first arrived, started to settle in and make some friends (and such friends!), but it was not.
I arrived in Barcelona in September and having only read the Lonely Planet guidebook and taken a few notes of the odd club or restaurant to try out, I was more or less thrown in the deep end and made to learn for myself how to settle into this crazy city! To be honest, if you have been travelling before, you should cope with the pressure no problem but there are several things you ought to be made aware of if you intend on residing in Barcelona for more than a month or so.
I am Finalist studying French and Linguistics at university and I have recently finished the Year Abroad. From May-July this year, I completed a 2 month ‘stage’ at Château de Montaigne in the Dordogne in France, which I did after finishing my British Council Assistantship in Epernay in the Champagne Region. I found out about this opportunity from another girl at university and then e-mailed the Château directly. They are always keen to hear from prospective stagiaires and generally there placements available lasting from 3 weeks to 2 months during most of the year – this was perfect for me, as I was searching for a 2 month placement after finishing the Assistantship in April. Also, there is free accommodation available in the Château itself for the stagiaires, which was one of the main attractions for me and also a modest salary of €70 per week.
I’ve been here for pretty much two months now and I’ve got to say, it feels more like 2 weeks! So much has happened and everything feels like such a blur… But I’ve got to say I’ve learnt a lot (not necessarily in an academic context!) so I think a little do/don’t list might be the most effective way of getting my points across!
Sat in my tiny studio in the south-west of France, late on a Saturday evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn’t blogged for a while. So...here I am!
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