This class seems to have quite a good grasp of English considering they´re grade 3, which is 5 years, and they can understand me and answer when I ask them how they are and how their day is going. In the school there are many Philippine students, as there is a surplus of Phillippine people living in Bareclona, although since the crisis has accelerated many have left - source Pere, no surprise - but their level of English is generally the best as often their parents will talk in English at home, so these children generally lead the rest of the class and are the easiest for me to communicate with. Saying that though, there is a Spanish girl whose father is from Chicago, so she obviously can speak very well.
Right, now on to the BBC: I just now stumbled upon this and its got some great info for the stuff I´ve been seeing in Barcelona along with the correct links, so browse away! A good old copy and paste job to keep the elbow grease away!
Barcelona
In a city whose mere sidewalks are decorative and beautiful, it is no hard task to find beauty when you lift your eyes just a few metres. The famous Antoni Gaudi buildings, including La Pedrera with its facade that flows with Art Nouveau brilliance, whet the appetite for his stunning mosaic fantasy of Parc Guell and masterwork of the still-to-be-completedSagrada Familia cathedral. From Mies van der Rohe to Jean Nouvel, almost every great architect of the modern era has left their mark on Barcelona's cityscape – from Nouvel’s Torre Agbar, a bullet-shaped skyscraper built in 2005, to the newly opened Las Arenas, a shopping centre built inside the famed, decommissioned bull-fighting ring, designed by Richard Rogers.
In a city whose mere sidewalks are decorative and beautiful, it is no hard task to find beauty when you lift your eyes just a few metres. The famous Antoni Gaudi buildings, including La Pedrera with its facade that flows with Art Nouveau brilliance, whet the appetite for his stunning mosaic fantasy of Parc Guell and masterwork of the still-to-be-completedSagrada Familia cathedral. From Mies van der Rohe to Jean Nouvel, almost every great architect of the modern era has left their mark on Barcelona's cityscape – from Nouvel’s Torre Agbar, a bullet-shaped skyscraper built in 2005, to the newly opened Las Arenas, a shopping centre built inside the famed, decommissioned bull-fighting ring, designed by Richard Rogers.
Although one of the most architecturally experimental cities in Europe, Barcelona is suffering from what ails the entire Spanish economy, which is currently in a deep recession. “The market is still going down but at a slower rate,” said David Franks, a sales agent for Lucas Fox estate agents. “There are many opportunities for investment at prime locations.” In central Barcelona, an 80 to 120sqm property costs between 300,000 and 600,000 euros. To attract more foreign investment, the Spanish government is considering giving residency visas to international buyerswho purchase a property for more than 160,000 euros. The average rent for a three-bed flat in the city centre is 1,200 euros a month.
- Barcelona Design Festival: guide to the city’s FADfest and Design Week, which both showcase new interior design, architecture, graphic and industrial design
- Related video: My city... Barcelona
So there you have it, enjoy, and this evening after I´ve played football at the school, I will upload some photos with vivid and appetitising descriptions obviously as is required from yours truly.
Bon Dia!
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