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Spring has sprung
‘Spring has sprung’ is a popular expression. We say it when the winter is over and suddenly plants start to grow with new life. Many people in Barcelona grow plants in window boxes and spring[…]
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What’s with the weather?
The weather can be very unpredictable. People love talking about the weather because it is something that affects everyone and this means that we have a lot of special vocabulary to describe rain, clouds and[…]
Mary Beard in Barcelona
On October 30th this year, the UOC proudly awarded an honary degree (“honoris causa”) to the British academic Mary Beard. The vice-rector of the UOC Pastora Martínez Samper and the rector Josep Planell presented Mary[…]
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Beach life!
“Sunshine is the best medicine” so the saying goes. You can produce Vitamin D by being in the sun and maybe this is one of the reasons that going to the beach in the summer[…]
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Top Christmas movies
Christmas is almost here. Last Christmas in the UOC blog we looked at top Christmas songs. For this year’s Christmas blog post, we’ll take a look at some top Christmas Day movies. A Christmas tradition in the[…]