Intern Barcelona- Best. Place. Ever.

The best aspect of this experience was the overall experience of living independently abroad. The country is incredible and I started to feel like I belonged in Barcelona. After a few weeks I was able to familiarize myself with the city and everything just clicked, including public transportation, local grocers, coffee shops, and even my social life. The language school was awesome and I met a lot of really great people there. We all ended up hanging out on the weekends and evenings at neighboring towns/cities and local pubs, etc. and that is where I learned a lot of Spanish because most of them were not English speakers.

With the internships being only 4 hours a day, you really have a lot of time to explore the history and beauty of Barcelona. I plan on returning every 5 years or so. I have recommended this program to everyone I know and I am very glad I did this... Just talking about it makes me want to do it again.

The main advice I have is to make sure all of your ducks are in a row before you head to Spain. Including location of housing, school and internship. Study the local maps as well. Like I said, this is INDEPENDENT living... no one is there to tell you where to go.