{"id":11036,"date":"2014-10-01T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=11036"},"modified":"2016-10-03T14:58:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T12:58:08","slug":"barcelona-is-a-diy-happiness-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-is-a-diy-happiness-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona is a DIY happiness factor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve worked in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> for over two years and during that period, I\u2019ve had an office of over a hundred people with only ten to twenty of them from Barcelona.\u00a0 There has been a wealth of culture in the office from Italians, British, South Africans, Americans and many more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I ask them the one question, \u201cWhy <strong>Barcelona?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11053\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11053\" class=\"wp-image-11053 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/HDtimelapse.net_City_1083_hirez-e1475499463501-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panoramic View of Barcelona<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The majority would reply with things such as they met someone in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> and fell in <strong>love.<\/strong>\u00a0 Other people would say that they met their partner outside of the city, but their partner wanted to come back home and relocate to <strong>Barcelona.<\/strong>\u00a0 The one answer, I have found over fifty percent of them saying when I asked this question was, \u201cI came here on holiday and I never left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have never worked or lived in a city and had that correspondence as to the reasoning behind why people reside in <strong>Barcelona.<\/strong>\u00a0 As the months flew past, I began to comprehend the reason for their answer.\u00a0 It\u2019s not only the good food, wine or the cultural world that resides in <strong>Barcelona.<\/strong>\u00a0 It is the best of both worlds.\u00a0 If you enjoy living by the sea it is within easy reach from anywhere within <strong>Barcelona.<\/strong>\u00a0 Morning and evening strolls or jogs can be taken along the coast.\u00a0 There are many skateboards, roller skaters and cyclists that enjoy going along the coast in their different forms of transport during the weekend and especially in the summer months.\u00a0 I spent many Sunday\u2019s going on fishing trips with my boyfriend along the coast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you enjoy nightlife, then you can spend every weekend drinking to the early hours of the morning and still return to the office later in the day as long as you work your hours.\u00a0 Our office and many others in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> have a flexible policy in regards to working hours.\u00a0 As long as employees make up their hours, their bosses are flexible, with their working hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Barcelona-city-lights.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-11055 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Barcelona-city-lights-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a>The city has something to offer all ages and all needs.\u00a0 Families have the experiences of visiting local parks which are situated throughout the city, you will see little parks and children playing in them during their free time. \u00a0The city offers so many different types of lifestyles that it has hard to not find the comfort that you require in life and essentially the <strong>happiness<\/strong> you deserve. \u00a0It was inspirational to listen to some many different stories about their <strong>love<\/strong> for the city. 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