Erasmus Experience in Barcelona, Spain by Onur ( El Turco )

Why did you choose to go to Barcelona, Spain?

I choosed Barcelona for my master degree and to learn spanish. And of course Barcelona sounds COOOOL ;)

How long is the scholarship? How much money do you receive to help you with living costs?

I haven't got any scholarship cause Catalan goverment prefers to help Catalans or EU citizens.

What is the student lifestyle like in Barcelona?

Student life is so crazy in Barcelona. I can't explain it, you have to live each moments.

Would you recommend the city and the University of Barcelona to other students?

Definetely

What is the food like?

Genrally, food culture is seafood but you can find many kinds of restaurant from all over the world around Barcelona.

Did it cost you to find your accommodation in Barcelona?

Depends. If you search by yourself it costs less ( i recommend you to get help from local people).
There are agencies but they take 1 or 2 montly rental for themselves which costs from 250euro to 500euro per month.

How much does it cost to live in Barcelona?

As a student, if you care your money, you can live 500-600 euro for a month. I was spending much more than this to enjoy more ;)

Is the language easy to get to grips with? Are there language courses available at the University?

There are so many courses around Barcelona, some of them cheap some of them expensive and some from goverment is free. I can recommend you a course which is really good and cool people is BCNLIP. University courses are generally expensive ones.

What's the easiest or most economical way to travel to Barcelona from your city?

Ryanair
Wizzair

Where would you recommend to go on a night out in Barcelona?

There are several places in Barcelona.
Posh Places : Sutton, OpiumMar, CDLC, Shoko, Luz de Gas, Bling Bling
Student : La oveja negra, Razzmataz (which i recommend you as a student and crazy night club), Sonora Tavern, Summum Bar( really cool bar ), Moog, Gato negro....

And for eating? Can you recommend some good restaurants in Barcelona?

Pulperia, cerveseria catalana, 101mantatitos, luna de estambul, kiosko (a huge hamburger and taste ) etc etc...

What good cultural sites are there to visit?

Definetely Gaudi, Dali, Picasso. There are so many museums and art desgins around Barcelona. I dont want to write everything here cause if you are interested, you will find for sure ;)

Is there any other advice that you could give to students going to Barcelona in the future?

Everything is really good in Barcelona. I could say that you just need to be careful for thiefs! Cuase they are really professional and in 1 second everything that you have can be gone. Expecially in cafes, beach side( never leave your bag alone and keep it a place that you can see any moment) and night clubs. You should keep what you have with you ;)
African prostitutes are around when the night became, they can hug or cuddle to you but Never forget that they can steal your wallet cause pickpocketing is really usual in this city.


HAVE A GREAT TIME IN BCN AS I HAD ;)