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A cool leisure activity in Catalan culture is watching fútbol! Or as known in America as soccer. Fútbol is the most watched sport in Spain. And of course the famous FC Barcelona is the team most people in Catalonia support. One of my favorite events was watching the “El Clásico” on local television. This isContinue reading “El Clásico”

Barcelona is very closely linked to Catholicism and the church. Catholicism plays a very important and traditional role in Catalan culture. Catalonia has been influenced by Catholicism for centuries. I myself, come from a Catholic background and one of my favorite parts about Barcelona was its variety of beautiful churches. I pretty much had theContinue reading “The Catholic Church”

Els Castells, or the human towers, is a famous Catalan traditional activity. Human towers represent teamwork, cooperation, and unity in Catalan culture. In this event, people stack on top of one another from largest to smallest to create a tower. Children are almost always on top. It was quite beautiful how the towers look whenContinue reading “Els Castells”

I went to the Museu Picasso de Barcelona. I have always been interested in art so of course, when I arrived in Barcelona I wanted to visit the Picasso museum. This was a special visit as well because I attended during St. Eulalia Day. This is a holiday in Barcelona that honors the famous femaleContinue reading “Museu Picasso de Barcelona”

https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20200219/473659522934/denuncia-senador-vox-ceuta-juan-ros-alcaide-guardia-civil.html In recent Spanish news, the extremist fascist party Vox has made headlines for being voted in to Spain’s multi-party system. The group Vox is notorious for following neo-nazi political practices and retakes Spanish citizens back to the days of a dictatorship under Franco. According to popular Catalan newspaper, La Guardia, it was breaking newsContinue reading “La VanGuardia Inquiry: Local News #1”

To begin, “Els Gremis” or guilds were associations of artisans or merchants who would oversee the practice of their craft or trade in a particular area. La Placa De La Llana: This street within the La Libera Quarter is related to the Catalan Guilds because every guild was dedicated to a street or area nameContinue reading “El Born la Ribera Quarter”

I recently attended the Museu d’Història de la Ciutat in Barcelona. It was a beautiful museum consisting of the ancient Roman ruins of the original city Barcino. I took pictures of Roman Monumental influence and its engineering capacity in Barcelona. Within my photos includes, the three original Roman towers that are located in the GothicContinue reading “Museu d’Història de la Ciutat”

“TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL BE MORE DISAPPOINTED BY THE THINGS YOU DIDN’T DO THAN BY THE ONES YOU DID DO.” — H. JACKSON BROWN JR. Hello, every one it’s Katie Park from overseas! This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned forContinue reading “My First Blog Post”