Help on possible move to Barcelona

[mcelhinney]

Hello everyone. I hope i can get some advice from some people here with experience of moves to Spain. My situation is that i am a Student in Ireland, i live in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have a Spanish girlfriend in Barcelona and i am looking into possibilities of moving there.

I have the possibility of going to Barcelona on my "placement" year, or my "year out" of University to work or study. This would not be until the year 2004/05. I feel that i cannot wait that long. I was recently there and fell in love with it. I have seen another post from someone who wants to go to Spain in order to be with their girlfriend. I understand i must complete my studies, but i feel that i cannot stay here without my girlfriend for that long. I feel so much the need to get out of this country and just start fresh over  there.

I see that there are a lot of Americans here, i hope i am not the only Irish person over there! I am looking for advice on avenues i could look into about going over there. I would be happy to study at an institution over there, or work, or both. I am an EU citizen and understand this helps. I am just wondering what sort of things i have to take into consideration about going over there. Would it be easy for me to enrol at a College or University in Spain, or to get temporary work of some sort? I am in the process of learning Spanish and feel that if i went there i could take an intensive course and get to grips with the language as soon as possible.

I look forward to anyone who can give me some advice on this. I feel very strongly about this and my mind is almost completely set on going, i just feel the need to go there and be with my girlfriend. But its not only for that. I need a new start and some sort of direction in my life. I appreciate any help you can give me, regards,

Andrew McElhinney[addsig]

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[silo]

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I wouldn\'t count on both. Spanish Universities are very intensive, very involved, and very competitive. And no, you won\'t be the only Irish person there.



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Also, take into account that Catalan is THE language of Barcelona. Almost everyone will speak to you in Spanish because they know you are a foreigner, but will respect you more if you learn some Catalan and a bit about the culture.



[addsig]

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