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\"\"I think it is about time that I tell you my genteel readers and loyal audience (yes I am talking to those two people actually reading this \ud83d\ude42 ) about my living arrangements here in Barcelona. I, like many others here, am sharing a flat. We are four of us at the moment with two Spanish girls who work, a French girl who is currently learning Spanish and wants to soon start a semester at a university in Barcelona and myself.<\/p>\n

Luckily the French girl speaks very good German, so that makes my life easier. One of the Spanish girls does not speak any English, the French girl is only a beginner in Spanish and my reading is much better than my understanding, but with six languages between the four of us (Spanish, English, Bask, Catalan, French, German and a few words of Arabic and Italian thrown in) and a bit of arm waving and miming we manage to communicate surprisingly well! I might not start discussing astrophysics with the girls anytime soon, but then when does this ever come up in casual conversation with native German speakers?<\/p>\n

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Admittedly I was a bit sceptical about the idea of flat sharing. When I first started university I was also sharing a flat and it was a disaster. I might not be the worlds\u2019 tidiest person but I can at least keep my mess to my space \/ room. Not the case with my flatmates (all of them male). Back then I was greeted by mountains of rubbish and semi-sentient life in the fridge.<\/p>\n

With that in mind I must say the flat here has so far been a very pleasant surprise. Not only are my flatmates nice, clean, tidy and helpful (explaining where to find things etc.) but the flat itself is good as well. We have a kitchen with a washing machine (what a luxury), the bathroom (with a bath tub), the four bedrooms and a living \/ dining room. Attached to this dining room is the flats\u2019 best feature – a balcony overlooking a large part of the city. We are on the eighth floor and you can see the Sagrada Familia, the Torre Agbar and the sea.<\/p>\n

The point or points I am rambling on about are the following: It will be okay! If you, like me, tend to worry about all the things that could go wrong, then stop.<\/p>\n

Neither did I get lost, nor did the flat turn out to be dreadful. And don\u2019t hesitate to use a foreign language. You might not be perfect, but let\u2019s be honest; most of us manage to mangle our mother tongue fairly regularly. Most people will be delighted that you are at least trying and you know what they say: practice makes perfect.<\/p>\n

So pack your bags and go! Maybe even to Barcelona<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Katherine<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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