VIEW FROM TIBIDABO

¡Hola, guapos! I’ve been here for almost 2 weeks now, time goes by fast! The first week was nice, but also quite stressful. We were looking for apartments fulltime, knowing we’d have to leave this place by the end of this month. Luckily, we have found something (yay! a post on apartment hunting in Barcelona will follow soon) so finally I’ve had some time to enjoy being in this amazing city. I’ve only been here for a short time, but in the mean time we have met several friends here already we know from Groningen, Germany and couch surfing, which has been a lot of fun!  And I finally went to Tibidabo, a mountain with an amusement park, a church and beautiful views of the city. 

MY FIRST DAY IN BARCELONA

I did it! I made it to Barcelona! I left from a cold, rainy and cloudy Holland and arrived at night in Spain, where it was still about 22 degrees. I finally saw Chris again after 1,5 months; we carried my suitcases (exactly 41,9 kilos from the 42 kilos I was allowed to bring) to the apartment where we are currently staying. Read here about my first day (not as a tourist) in Barcelona!

MOVING ABROAD | HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR STUFF

One of the first questions people usually ask me after I tell them I am moving abroad, is: “But… what are you going to do with all your stuff?” Although “stuff” is obviously not the most important thing in this process, it is however something that needs to be taken care of...