Studying abroad!

Studying abroad! 

Are you young, brave, full of energy person? Are you thinking about studying abroad? It´s great! 

It is an incredible feeling while you are studying abroad. While learning abroad, especially in Barcelona you will explore a new culture. Probably, first time you will fell a little bit scary or nervous. That why, here you will find special advices how to study abroad. So, this way you will know how to do everything right.

First step: you should find right study abroad program or course you want to visit. It is the first and one of the most important steps in preparation for studying abroad. It depends only on you, nor on your friends or relatives. Only you decide what do you want to learn, where do you want to study, which city, country, college. So, how to choose:

1) If you did not find something particular on mind (languages, culture, climate, country) just do some Internet research, find travel guides. Make a good list to choose from. Than make it just a few best places you wanted to go. You should ask students that made this programs to know better if t is something you were looking for.

2) On the other hand, if do you have some preferences you have you check all the advantages and disadvantages of each program you have. 

3) Now you have two options to think about. The first one you choose program directly through your university, the second one is another one. Sure, it has its own pros and cons to both. If do you like more the courses to study abroad through your university everything will be easier, because you will know student and will feel more relaxed. What is about paper work. Sure this way, you will not do as much paper work as for programs from another university to make everything to be prepared. If you want to try a program from another university, you will find more opportunities to find the program you want and it will be more exiting! You'll be studying with students you've never met, but there is more paper work :( to apply for a program.

4) At last, when you decided with the program, you have to ask what paper do you need to prepare, for example,student visa requirements, probably some additional documents and check information about your passport. Each country has different requirements, so be sure not to miss important things!

Shopping in Barcelona

Shopping in Barcelona

Shopping in Barcelona will satisfy your buying hanger. There are about 3500 of shops and a lot f outlets with the all year round discounts in the suburbs of Barcelona are attractive destination could be at the same level as Milan and Paris.What should you know?Tax free in Barcelona: Firstly, let's talk about good things. Remember that leaving the country you could take back your tax. For that you need tax free check Global Refund, which you will receive in every shop were you bought more than 90,16 euros. For Spain there are next rules of to make tax free (due to Global Refund web site):The period to receive the custom stamp on your check is about 3 months you received it.Check is valid for 5 years since the date of receiving it.The place where you could fill down all the applications for tax free: you can take it back in the office of Global Refund at the airport in Barcelona. You could do it in the others offices within the European Union with connecting flights or, in the presence of Customs seals in some bank branches.Custom stamp: Spain’s custom stamp or the customs office in the another country of European Union.Tax free check you have to show on the custom control together with the purchasing. If is it possible in the box with cash checks and passport.Secondly, don not plan the shopping in Barcelona on Sunday. During Sundays Spanish people do not not work, well a few of them. All the malls, boutiques and shops are closed all day.Thirdly, you should take into account that Spanish people are not workaholics. That’s why a lot of shops are closed foe siesta, break, lunch that is from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. till 5p.m. Fourthly, the prices on the La Rambla street are higher than in the others shops. Here you can buy souvenirs!Finally, mostly in the all shops credit cards are accepted, so be ready to be asked for passport or others documents.Despite all this facts, shopping in Barcelona it is a pleasure and some kind of good life experience.Sopping in Barcelona is the shops, boutiques and outlets.If you are kind of really lazy person, in Barcelona you will find 20 biggest shopping centers , where you could find everything at the same time and place, starting with simple cheese to linens. Here you can have a snack or a really good dinner.In the most of shopping malls there are children playgrounds for your children and massage chairs. You could find shopping centers in center of the city and in the other districts of Barcelona. One more option for the connoisseurs of shopping who are satisfied with going from shop to shop and make a shopping day like something special is boutiques. Boutiques are everywhere. In the center you can find them everywhere too. Among them you can find really famous brands, like Chanel,  less famous shops of young designers  and local popular ones Custo and Desigual. Along the center of the town lays like locals call it “shopping line”. What is shopping line?! Sound interesting! Shopping line in Barcelona is 5 km boutiques, that are located along the pedestrian streets. It makes shopping walk more pleasant.

Read moreabout sales in Barcelona here! 

Shopping in Barcelona 2014! Sales in Barcelona 2014 started!

Shopping in Barcelona 2014! SALES Sales in Barcelona 2014

The period of discounts in Barcelona 2014 just started!

Two times a year in Barcelona is the great period of discounts! During this time in Barcelona hment magnificent sales in its shops. Well, as you are n Spain you will find “rebajas in Spanish or rebaixes as the Catalans”. The discounts start with 20%-50% and till the end of the period could be about 70% Great! Is not it?! But, necessary take into account that till the end of the sailing period stock in the shops will be less than before. The assortments of the shops in Barcelona is not endless! Especially during the discounts period!

Desigual, Zara, Custo Barcelona, Mango, Bershka, Topshop, HM, and many, many more take part in the sale. All they are located on Passeig de Graca. Weeks ahead the locals start planning, talking and saving up their money.

So, remember, that sales in Barcelona start on the second week of he January, right after the holidays! The previous one was Three Kings' Parade. The sales in Barcelona is finished in the March. Can you believe? Two months of sales! It would be better to come for sales in the middle or in the end of the period of the sales.

Th period of the sales could be divided in three stages. The first sale, then a bigger mark down for second sale, and finally remate – final clearance sales.

Summer sales start in Barcelona in the middle of July end in the end of August. The most significant sales are expected in the August. But the advice is to come to Barcelona for sales in the July.

Firstly, the assortments of Barcelona's shops will be bigger! Secondly, a lot of Spanish people in the end of the August go for a vacations. So, it means that a lot of the shops in the end of the August will be closed. That's why come to Barcelona for shopping for the second sales week. This way you will be sure that all the shops now with sales for their clothes!

The Spaniards take the sale very seriously, the Spanish government has decided that the stores only can use the term rabajas during specific dates. It means that almost all the stores take part on the sale.

The period of the sales in Barcelona is accompanied with insane mad and crazy boom! Barcelona during this period immerses in the buying frenzy, madness)!

The shops are fulling with buyers who hunt for the best deals! It is not the best period of being in Barcelona if do you want to go for shopping calm, relaxing manner! But on the other hand, the sales will make you a surprise!

If you are the kind of person who likes to dress up-to-date or are you a shopaholic or just someone who wants to buy a pretty brand clothes? Doesn't matter! Barcelona is a perfect place to visit for shopping or whatever! One more useful tips, go sales shopping during the day, in the evening it is more crowded than during the day.

Be ready to delight! Don't miss!