I am already in the second week of the course at the Escuela Técnica de Bicicleta (ETB) in Madrid’s San Isidro district. Last week we were a group of five students and two to three teachers who helped us build our first bicycle frame. Like last week, the course is […]
Monthly archives: March 2023
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What is obviously missing in this blog is the official – not to say the most important – goal of my stay in Madrid: to consolidate my Spanish skills in order to be able to attend the PH Bern (University of Teacher Education). In this post I want to summarize […]
Last week I wrote about feeling a bit overwhelmed in the city with all its possibilities. On top of that, many experiences are less enjoyable without friends to share them with. So this week I want to share with you three things that have helped me meet great people and […]
I’ve been in Madrid for just over a week now. At noon on a Sunday, I said goodbye to country life and handed over the duties to a new workaway. Then off on the bus and into Europe’s sixth-largest city, which was of course an overwhelming change of scenery. To […]
Before I arrived, Fredi sent me a picture via WhatsApp of a pile of old steel bicycles. He wanted us to weld a tandem together during my stay and I have to admit that I wasn’t sure if I liked the idea or not. From my experience in Switzerland, it […]