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Barcelona seen by an American expat writer

From Barcelona is a blog run by American writer Jeremy Holland. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and child.

He writes in English about real life issues of the city ranging from culture, people, and languages to other more controversial topics such as nationalism and economy, although, as he says in this post, he wants to write more about positive aspects of Barcelona and less about these complex topics.

Jeremy is a blogger who likes to offer tips on work, life and accomodation. So, the blog can be a useful resource for the traveller but also for people who want to be what he is, an expat enjoying Barcelona.

Read more:
More Spanish blogs on Blogs of the World
Can you learn Spanish in Barcelona?
Getting lost to find yourself – Greek history in Barcelona

Speaking Ghana’s language

G-lish is written by Godwin and Gayle to bring you ‘Everything the guide books leave out about life, travel, work and volunteering in Ghana’.

Godwin grew up in Ghana; Gayle grew up on the other side of the world – a good combination when it comes to explaining Ghana to the rest of the world (you might know them in their previous incarnation at This is Ghana).

Celebrate with the Elmina Dance Ensemble (photo from G-lish.org)

Look at 17 ways to welcome 2010: Ghana style for an introduction; look further for more on life in Ghana, and the Godwin Talks series for a Ghanaian point of view.

There is also a series of in-depth posts about volunteering and volunteer work in Ghana, which are available in a downloadable pdf. The guide will be relevant for anyone considering volunteer work (in any country).

Read more:
Who is Elvis? Gayle and Godwin’s cross-cultural reflections on My partner is a foreigner
More Ghana blogs from Blogs of the World
China to invest in Congo’s infrastructure
A thousand stories: Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie on looking past stereotypes