Spain vs. Austria.

As you probably wondered, what the f**k is this guy doing all day long?!? Well, here's the answer:

As an Erasmus student, studying here for 5 month (officially), I need to achieve 15 ECTS credits in order to gain money from the association of Erasmus. For this reason I'm taking two courses - one in Spanish (which makes me very proud because I understand a lot) one in Catalan (unfortunately) - and of course I got myself my very own place in a research project as half research assistant other half PhD/Erasmus student. There is no explanation on my status. In fact, I'm the first Erasmus student at my faculty who is joining a research project. Therefore, some things got a little confusing and all the administrative stuff is a little weird since none really knows what to do. :-)
But, this is really amazing! For the first time of my life I'm treated like capacity. There is no longer this feeling of being just a stupid student that has to study way more things to conquer a state-of-the-art research assignment. People here are very kind and friendly and you get a warm feeling out of every conversation pretty soon. Unlike in Austria where you feel like a jackass as long as you don't have a damn long title in front of your name. In Spain this is really a bit different, as far as I have experienced by now. I really like that and I feel very comfortable with it. It's a lot of serious work to do but it makes me really happy.

That's the place where I'm working.

I need to do some laundry now but ""I'll be back"" soon with a more detailed explanation on what this project is about. It's pretty interesting so come back again soon! :-)

Escuela de rock!

If you are interested in rock and metal you should definitely give this guy a call!


Oh no, the deadline ran out. Sorry..

Blanco-negro.

Some of my black-and-white shots of Barça:



My favourite one: :-p


Two more from the market:

Tibidabo.

Some impressions of Mount Tibidabo with its beautiful church and its maniac theme park at the top. Look, you can go there by tram! I really love this sign, that's Pac-Man style:



Would be more impressive at night time, I guess: :-)


The some-kind-of-rail-thing in front is actually a rollercoaster where you will be cruised around treetops in a carriage while lying down on your front. Look at the insane height and this incredible view over Barcelona. I didn't try it!





If you are afraid of heights you can't even use the elevators. Hmm, if you are afraid of heights, why would you go to a theme park on top of a mountain? Why would you go to a theme park anyway??



And back to Barcelona:

Montjuïc.

Here are some impressions of Montjuïc:

Mi habitación en el piso tranquilo..

Well, let's talk about my living situation here. I like my room and the flat too. As you can probably see, my room is quite big (which is not very usual for Barcelona in this price category) and it has a lot of sunlight:



Do you speak Spanish?


So, I really feel comfortable. The only problem here are my flatmates who are a little bit strange. They told me not to invite too many people. Just thinking of a party would make them go crazy. As we do a lot of pre-partying here before going out this is kind of annoying. Maybe I will be looking for a new place in the near future..

Mi terraza..

This is my terrace. Sun, fresh air and wireless network. I don't really need anything else..