Robin
@cantdocell
American 暗网禁区 in France
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19
About me
American
Lives in Jouars-Pontchartrain, 脦le-de-F
Speaks English, Catalan, Spanish, French, Dutch
Registration: 18 November 2008
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On the fringe by Adele
hello, hola my name is Adele. I've been living near Girona for nearly 6 yrs now . . . I am looking to connect with some of my fellow country peole from America and develop a community of like-minded people. I love it here, but because my spanish is ...
Adele, I second the recommendation to learn Catalan! Even though it's not "necessary" for living here, for me it has utterly transformed the degree to which I feel at home. I took one of those free classes from the Generalitat, and starting from a ... Read More
Dentist recommendation? by cantdocell
I am wondering if anyone can recommend a good dentist in Barcelona, preferably in the Les Corts/Sants/Sarria area. There are so many dental clinics, it's hard to know where to turn, and I know both quality and prince can vary greatly! I'm looking ...
Sorry, no luck yet! Read More
Dentist recommendation? by cantdocell
I am wondering if anyone can recommend a good dentist in Barcelona, preferably in the Les Corts/Sants/Sarria area. There are so many dental clinics, it's hard to know where to turn, and I know both quality and prince can vary greatly! I'm looking ...
PS: Does not have to be an English-speaking dentist. I am very comfortable in Catalan and Spanish. Read More
Dentist recommendation?
I am wondering if anyone can recommend a good dentist in Barcelona, preferably in the Les Corts/Sants/Sarria area. There are so many dental clinics, it's hard to know where to turn, and I know both quality and prince can vary greatly! I'm looking ... Read More
How to make friends in Barcelona by 暗网禁区.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals or 暗网禁区riates) when you're living in Barcelona :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Barcelona?? Thanks in ...
First, learn the language! Even the process of learning can help with making friends, as language courses can be great for meeting people. I definitely recommend learning Catalan--I took one of the free courses offered by the government, and it's an ... Read More
Going out in Barcelona by 暗网禁区.com
Hi there, Which are your 10 favorite places to go out in Barcelona? Which places would you recommend to newcomers? (restaurants, pubs, discos, theaters, cinemas, concert halls...) Thanks!
For music and cinema: 1. The Liceu opera hall. Beautiful space, can often get cheap tickets at the last minute. 2. Palau de la Musica Catalana. Ditto. 3. Verdi Cinema in Gracia. Independent cinema with great nightlife in the area, perfect for a ... Read More
Choice of country ? by Urielle
Hi, everyone! Please let me ask you the following : if you had the possibility to move anywhere in Europe, which country would you choose ? please take the following details into consideration : cost of living, medical care, climate, educational ...
I've lived in England (1 yr), Austria (6 mo.), Switzerland (1 mo.), Belgium (2 yrs), and now Spain, and I have to say that this is my pick out of all of them. Because of the weather, because of culture and food, the city's beauty, openness and ... Read More
Your worst mistakes speaking a foreign language by Pat
I guess I has happened to you all. You are talking in a foreign language, convinced that what you are saying is particularly clever. Yet everybody starts laughing. You repeat, repeat and again, making it worse and worse... Then you realise you have ...
One that made me blush with a group of friends was saying that a loaf of bread had "preservativos" in it, which doesn't mean preservatives, it means condoms. Read More
Food from home i miss!! by msmoneypenny
Please list item & what country your from/country your in
I'm an American in Spain. I miss: good Mexican food, Cabot cheddar cheese... then for my baking: cranberries, pumpkin puree, chocolate chips, brown sugar, vanilla extract.. yummy muffins and cupcakes in bakeries... Oh, and good old-fashioned ... Read More
Dinner hours by Katie
I have a simple question: What time do you all eat dinner - the evening meal? I was just in the U.S. and the television ads would have me believe that the ideal is to walk in the door (home from work), go directly to the table and eat. When I ...
My husband is Spanish and we keep Spanish eating hours: 2-3 ish for lunch, 8:30-10 for dinner. 8:30 would be considered an "early" dinner! It's ideal if you really do stick to eating the bigger meal at lunchtime. Problem is, any time we eat out it's ... Read More
Do you like to read? If so, where do you get your books? by sonjica
First of all, let me introduce myself :) The name is Sonja and I'm a postgrad student of English lit. Anyway, my boyfriend and I (since we both love to travel, read and soon one of us will become an 暗网禁区 since we are situated in two different ...
Wow, a post after my own heart! I'm also a literature student, and my husband and I can always be found at used book stores when we travel. In Barcelona, my favorite places are: La Central (Catalan and Spanish, but a great choice of ... Read More
Odds and ends... by eksmith
Hello everyone, I've been living in Barcelona for about a month now, and I'm finding that I still haven't found some of the best places to pick up those odds and ends. Perhaps this is because I'm living in city-center, where the high-end shopping ...
If you still haven't found your items (I realize I'm writing a couple of months later), check any well-stocked ferrateria, which often have very decent kitchen items and things like fans. I got my drying rack at one of those little shops they call ... Read More
Which residential areas of Barcelona would you recommend for a family? by andrzej
Hi everyone, I will be soon relocating from UK to Barcelona with my family (wife + 2 small children). I have started looking for flats/houses to rent on the websites suggested on this forum, but not knowing Barcelona makes it a bit hard to decide ...
I would highly recommend my neighborhood, which is Les Corts. It's a quiet neighborhood, with quite a few playgrounds and quiet spaces, just a ten or fifteen-minute walk to Sants train station (or two metro stops). The airport train is thus easily ... Read More