Continuing with the thought that Kennon brought up, our recent trip to Barcelona made me think about the variety of study abroad programs that exist. I knew that Barcelona was a popular destination for American students wishing to study in Spain, and rightfully so as it is a beautiful city. Despite this, I never realized the extent to which English is spoken in Barcelona which is seemingly more than Spanish and Catalan combined. Many of the friends that we met up with were amazed at the intensity of our program and the fact that we had even signed a contract promising to only speak in Spanish. While many of these students are in Barcelona with the goal to learn Spanish and improve upon their current level, their classes do not facilitate the same level of learning that ours do and their programs are much less language-intensive. After seeing these differences, it gave me a new appreciation for our program here in Málaga because we benefit greatly from being in a city that almost exclusively speaks Spanish.
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