{"id":64437,"date":"2016-03-30T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T14:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=64437"},"modified":"2016-03-30T16:30:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T14:30:50","slug":"communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful international networks in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/03\/eng_3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-64440\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64440 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/03\/eng_3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"eng_3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Even though the Spanish are not known for their <strong>English<\/strong> skills, in Barcelona you do not need fluent Spanish\u00a0to make friends and find work. There are many international and English-speaking <strong>communities<\/strong> and <strong>networks<\/strong> in the city, and these help a newcomer as well as a more established <strong>expat<\/strong> to find their group of like-minded people. Even if you do speak fluent Spanish, these networks are a valuable resource, since\u00a0they can make your life better\u00a0in a variety of ways.<\/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\/communities\/#Networks-for-expats-in-Barcelona\" title=\"Networks for expats in Barcelona\">Networks for expats in Barcelona<\/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\/communities\/#Looking-for-advice\" title=\"Looking for\u00a0advice?\">Looking for\u00a0advice?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Networks-for-expats-in-Barcelona\"><\/span>Networks for expats in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best way of approaching the subject of <strong>international networking<\/strong> in Barcelona is, of course, through the internet. Facebook alone has various groups for expats in the city, and these are helpful in many matters &#8211; you can, for example, buy used furniture or ask for recommendations on barber shops and doctors. You can join these groups by sending a request on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>, and a popular group is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/373820439330038\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barcelona Expats<\/a>. You can also search for a more focused group\u00a0according to your own native country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second extremely useful tool for an expat is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/?_cookie-check=YGkBYlrr0ms0aTry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meetup<\/a>, a web page where you can join groups that hold meetings that you find interesting. Barcelona is a very active Meetup city, and you have lots of variety in\u00a0events held in English. Popular ones are\u00a0for example language exchanges and business or hobby-based\u00a0<strong>meetings<\/strong>, and some of the groups are very\u00a0established networks with hundreds of members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To improve your <strong>business<\/strong> or chances of finding <strong>work<\/strong>, you may find that joining a <strong>coworking<\/strong> center is the best solution, as many of these centers offer an English-speaking community. However, if you want to join an\u00a0international business network based in Spain, try for example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/?_cookie-check=YGkBYlrr0ms0aTryGuiripreneur-Barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guiripreneurs<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; they hold informative meetings that\u00a0are meant to\u00a0ease\u00a0the life of a small-scale\u00a0entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Looking-for-advice\"><\/span>Looking for\u00a0advice?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/03\/eng_2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-64438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64438 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/03\/eng_2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"eng_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a>If you are in need of reliable information in English regarding <strong>services<\/strong> or settling down in a new city, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Angloinfo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Angloinfo<\/a> is always a good option. This is a worldwide network for English-speaking expats, and the web page devoted to Barcelona\u00a0has\u00a0lots of information &#8211; whether you need to find a gardener or a psychologist, this is a valuable\u00a0source.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A\u00a0certain\u00a0kind of network can also be found through\u00a0Barcelona&#8217;s\u00a0several expat\u00a0<strong>magazines<\/strong>, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcelona-metropolitan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barcelona Metropolitan<\/a>. This\u00a0is an established free publication, and it offers\u00a0information\u00a0about\u00a0services in the area\u00a0as well as\u00a0covers interesting cultural topics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though the Spanish are not known for their English skills, in Barcelona you do not need fluent Spanish\u00a0to make friends and find work. There are many international and English-speaking communities and networks in the city, and these help a newcomer as well as a more established expat to find their group of like-minded people. 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