{"id":58905,"date":"2015-10-25T08:18:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T07:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58905"},"modified":"2015-10-25T08:18:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T07:18:07","slug":"3-apps-for-expats-that-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/3-apps-for-expats-that-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Best Apps for Expats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is a hub for startup innovators, <strong>freelance workers<\/strong>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-2015-best-mba-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">master&#8217;s<\/a> students and people who generally just don&#8217;t know what they are doing with their lives but want to travel. The idea of living in a city that offers so much is exciting and some people move here on a whim, kind of like I did.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, what happens when you arrive and you realize you have no knowledge of the cuisine or nightlife, you don&#8217;t speak <strong>Spanish<\/strong> much less <strong>Catalan<\/strong>, and you have no game plan for making friends?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fear not, and a round of applause for being so courageous and moving to a new city on your own! Here are three <strong>free apps<\/strong> very near and dear to my heart, that saved my very American rear-end in my first uncertain months in a brand new city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/3-apps-for-expats-that-you-should-know\/#Duolingo\" title=\"Duolingo\">Duolingo<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/3-apps-for-expats-that-you-should-know\/#Meetup\" title=\"Meetup\">Meetup<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/3-apps-for-expats-that-you-should-know\/#El-Tenedor\" title=\"El Tenedor\">El Tenedor<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/3-apps-for-expats-that-you-should-know\/#Related-article-Expat-community-Just-Landed-In-Barcelona\" title=\"Related article:\u00a0Expat community |Just Landed In Barcelona?\">Related article:\u00a0Expat community |Just Landed In Barcelona?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Duolingo\"><\/span><strong>Duolingo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let&#8217;s get started with <strong>communication<\/strong>. Most Americans know the basics of Spanish such as: hola, donde esta el ba\u00f1o?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/10\/images1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/10\/images1-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a>Although taking\u00a0<strong>foreign\u00a0<\/strong><strong>language class<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the best ways to not only learn the language but a surefire way to make at least one friend, this <strong>app<\/strong> teaches you the basics\u00a0before entering a class. The <strong>app<\/strong>\u00a0gives you daily reminders to practice your language and it helps with pronunciation as well to save you the shame of being a <em>gringo<\/em> (an ever-present English-speaking native&#8217;s\u00a0reality). You can learn useful phrases, particular words, the basics of verb conjugation, at whatever pace you please. Apart from a universal Spanish,\u00a0\u00a0the app is currently &#8220;incubating&#8221; Catalan lessons.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meetup\"><\/span><strong>Meetup<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Meetup<\/strong> actually<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/10\/meetup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58960 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/10\/meetup-300x222.png\" alt=\"meetup\" width=\"250\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a> helped me make my very first<strong> friends<\/strong> in this enormous city. This app lets you choose from various <strong>activities<\/strong> that interest you, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dance-clubs-latino-spice-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-fitness-in-barcelona-draft-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fitness<\/a>, food, <em>intercambios<\/em> (exchange of languages), and from there you can find groups to join. You can find a group <strong>meetup<\/strong> at almost every\u00a0hour of the day, every day. Most of the groups are free, and occasionally there will be workshops or classes that cost a price that is listed in the group or event posting. This <strong>app<\/strong> is not only helpful for people who join new groups but also beneficial for those who want to create a group and share passions amongst fellow aficionados!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El-Tenedor\"><\/span><strong>El Tenedor<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-58959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/10\/El-tenedor-300x123.png\" alt=\"El-tenedor\" width=\"354\" height=\"145\" \/>Now that you have found some friends and are feeling a little bit more comfortable communicating with people, what&#8217;s a friendship without fun, especially in one the liveliest cities in the world? This <strong>app<\/strong> is free as well\u00a0and gives you not only the inside scoop (or fork?) and reviews on <strong>restaurants<\/strong>\u00a0in the city\u00a0but also discounts and promotions, some up to even 50% off, at participating restaurants. You can also <strong>make reservations<\/strong> via <strong>El Tenedor<\/strong> and get 100 yums, and accumulate said &#8220;yums&#8221; every time you reserve at restaurants that participate in the program. 1000 yums equal 10<strong>\u20ac\u00a0<\/strong>off your next meal, so start reserving now my fellow famished foodies!<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related-article-Expat-community-Just-Landed-In-Barcelona\"><\/span><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/just-landed-expat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Expat community |Just Landed In Barcelona?<\/a><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a hub for startup innovators, freelance workers, \u00a0master&#8217;s students and people who generally just don&#8217;t know what they are doing with their lives but want to travel. The idea of living in a city that offers so much is exciting and some people move here on a whim, kind of like I did. 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