The big move to Barcelona - Expectations versus reality
Durada: 18 min
05/10/2024
Last Saturday, around 5,000 people gathered for the 11th edition of the Barcelona International Community Day at the Maritime Museum, just off the famous La Rambla boulevard. The annual event was packed with talks, workshops, and networking activities to help newcomers to settle in and get tips on how to enjoy the Catalan capital. Lorcan Doherty and Gerard Escaich Folch from the Catalan News came prepared with a Catalonia trivia quiz and asked readers about what their expectations were when they made the big move, and how these compared with the reality once they were here. Gerard sits down with host Lea Beliaeva Bander to catch up on all that went down during the event. This week's Catalan phrase is "Benvinguts, passeu, passeu" - in English "Welcome, come in, come in", which is part of the chorus of the Catalan singer-songwriter Jaume Sisa's popular song "Qualsevol nit pot sortir el sol".