Author
Agustina Balacco
Title
Student Life and Service Coordinator
Arcadia Spain
Orientation SPRING 2019!
Two days ago, our recently arrived Spring 2019 session students finished orientation. Today, they have started the Catalan Class intensive week, and are ready to start their adventures in Barcelona! During these days of orientation, our students have… More
FIRA DE SANTA LLÚCIA
The Fira de Santa Llúcia is a Christmas market that is set up every year around Barcelona Cathedral. Although it’s not the only fair or Christmas market in the city, it’s certainly the oldest, so it’s a tradition for locals and tourists spending Christmas… More
PHOTO CONTEST
Our semester in Barcelona is coming to an end, and that means the beggining of our PHOTO CONTEST!!!! We invite every student to enter to our Arcadia contest by submitting a picture. This particular picture, must be a photograph of Barcelona that reflect… More
Bomb Shelter
We visited the Shelter 307, one of the shelters that were built during the Spanish Civil War, to protect from the indiscriminate bombing to which Barcelona was subjected. Our students traveled back to the 30s to see how the citizens of Barcelona protected… More
La Castanyada at Arcadia Center
October 31st is a well-known date in many different countries. It’s widely known that one of the most popular celebrations –Halloween– takes place on this day. However, there are other celebrations around the world that take place on this date. For example… More