Human story

Legal Immigrant

Posted by Eva Domínguez wrote in Human story.

This is the story of Matias, an Argentinian man who lives in Barcelona and who lived here illegaly for two years. By Antonia Cristina Dandos

Jun-22-2015

Rochelle at World Vision

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Rochelle works at the NGO World Vision. In this interactive story she tells about the organization, her responsibilities and some personal stories. By Loes Jacobs

Jun-21-2015

A trip to the unknown place

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This short interactive video focuses on a Canadian girl’s life changing experience in Uganda where she worked with sex workers in TASO. By Ece Degirmenci

Jun-20-2015

Multiple Sclerosis

Posted by Eva Domínguez wrote in Human story.

Sílvia is afected by the MS since 2007. An unseen illness that afects more than 20.000 people in Spain. She tries to explain how she feels the pain daily life. By Marta Moya Abad-Torres

Jun-20-2015

The legal immigrant

Posted by Eva Domínguez wrote in Human story.

Matias is an Argentinian man who lived in Barcelona illegaly for two years. He talks about his current life in Barcelona and his future plans. By Antonia Cristina Dandos

Finding my own way

Posted by Eva Domínguez wrote in Human story.

This is a story about breaking chains and discovering who you are; about leaving your country, your family and your past behind; about finding your own way. This is the story of a woman, a strong Peruvian woman who has fought to be who she is now. This is the story of Rosario Castañeda. By […]

Life as a radio presenter

Posted by Eva Domínguez wrote in Human story.

Jessica Dawson is a radio presenter at Forge Radio and has interview several bands and musicians ranging from George Ezra to Bastille. It is interesting to note how she strives in a career which is not deemed as important as that of a more professional aspect. The user gets to know what it´s like to […]

Recovering from a Marathon

Posted by Eva Domínguez wrote in Human story.

Imagine that you run faster than almost anyone in the world. Imagine that you are part of the team of The Chosen Ones. Luckily I’m not talking about the new Avengers movie. This is about a woman that won medals while raising two children. Let me introduce you to Maria Luisa Muñoz. By Marina Uroz […]

The young farmer of the city

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Cristina de Llanos decided to be a farmer with everything against. Living in an urban area, and with no family working as a farmer, neither friends nor family thought it was a good idea. But she felt it was her passion, and kept on with it. By Jordi Julià Serra

Birthday in Indonesia

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A birthday story that is told by a couple. The story was taken place in Indonesia and something unpredicted happened. But what? By Umut Yasin Akar

Living by the sea

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José Antonio Caparrós, fisherman of the Port of Barcelona, has devoted all his life to his passion: fishing. By Nereida Mestre Serra

The personal story of a disabled policeman

Posted by Eva Domínguez wrote in Human story.

My uncle had a car accident 5 years ago. He used to work as a policeman; he was studying to become a sergeant. After that accident, he’s been through 3 surgeries and he doesn’t recover. With this video I want to show how the Catalan Government discriminates officers and how useless can a person feel […]

The Trials and Tribulations of the Marathon

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Emma Manson is a translation student from Scotland studying in Barcelona. She began training for a marathon 8 months ago after she ran a 10km in Belgium. However, injury has slowed her progress. She talks about her love of running, marathon training and the impact of injury. By Leah Ring

One Girl Two Worlds

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Nadine Nasser is a Turkish student embracing a very dissimilar life in Barcelona. Find out if she has managed to adapt to this new world and discover the key differences between the Catalan city and her home, Istanbul. By Amy McCready.

The Visit

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One day I decided to pay a visit to my grandfathers house and he didn`t open the door. Where is he? By Deniz Yazicioglu

In the crossing point

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Mario is 21 and he is from Castelldefels, Barcelona. He is just one boy like others in the metropolitan area. Mario has a temporary job, temporary studies, temporary project of life… Last year, He was a ‘neets’ (“Not in Education, Employment, or Training) for a few months. Now, he says he is in the crossing […]

The Inner Journey: The Life of a Buddhist Monk

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Discovering the amazing life of the Buddhist monk Thubten Wangchen, the director of Casa del Tibet in Barcelona and member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. By Laura Anglès Torrents.

Ballet as a lifestyle

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Judit is 15 years old and she spends around 25 hours a week dancing ballet.Her view of ballet as a lifestyle, the beginnings in the dance academy and feelings when she is on the stage are some of the topics showeed in the video. By Natàlia Queralt Piñas

Discovering your real passion

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Finding out what you really want to do in life is not easy at all. At the age of 15 years old, Roger Benet discovered what was his real passion and how he wanted to grow up with it. By Martí Robert Roma Clotet

Looking Forward

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An Englishman, Miquel Strubell, came to Catalonia when he was a child. Now he is fighting for Catalonia to get its independence. Looking Forward tells you why he decided to fight for Catalonia freedom and what is he doing right now. It also allows you to understand what is happening in Catalonia. By Xènia Serrat […]

El Circ Bombeta: el circ dels diF-capacitats

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Explore Circus Bombeta from the point of view of the teacher (Jordi Mas), which offers classes to people with disabilities. By Elisabet González Pellicer

The life of a student nurse

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Courtney Speirs is a graduating student nurse at Glasgow Caledonian University and has spent 3 years working in numerous hospitals and different wards. From September she will be working as a nurse in the UK´s NHS and wanted to share her story and enlighten those who are interested in becoming or learning about the life […]

Love Foundation

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Nick Steiner is an International Business student and a Global Ambassador for Love Foundation, a network of students, activists and artists that collectively generate money for clean water projects in India. They raise money through the sale of Fairtrade Merchandise and through organising events, ranging from arts exhibitions and football tournaments to electronic music events. […]

The Unknown Continent

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Vicenç Gil has been to Africa several times, both for pleasure and for reasons of work. Africa is today part of his story. Although he is not visiting the country as often as he used to, due to personal and professional reasons, the unknown continent, as he calls it, opened his mind in many senses […]

One semester in Vienna

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Maria Gracia has studied Humanities and Journalism, and she spent one semester in Vienna doing an Erasmus. By Paula Montañà

Dreams and worries on studying abroad

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Laura Casanova is in her last year of Journalism in Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Next year she want to study abroad, but it is not that easy… Ask her about her dream and her worries. By Oceanne Appfel

Being an Erasmus student in Denmark

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Àlex Ramis spent 6 months in Denmark as an Erasmus student, and he will explain his experience in this interactive interview. By Laia Ros

A Good Man

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In his last year in college, Marc has accomplished what he likes the most: recording a short with the same techniques of the professional world. Anna Elizalde González

The story of a passion

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The story of a passion explains how a man transforms his passion into his job. Bruno, who is in love with music, achieved his dream of working in the music business after years of effort and dedication. By Celia Lucia López Sánchez

Passion for horses

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Horses have always been present in Julia’s life. She rides since she was a child and she soon got into endurance races, an equestrian discipline which combines speed and resistance from both horse and rider. By Paula Montañà Tor

What a French student loves of Barcelona

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Sarah is an Erasmus at UPF, studying Business. She is 21, from France, and is loving living in Barcelona. Use the questions to find out what she loves the most about the City.

Lights & Sound

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Let’s spend a whole day working as a sound technician, who does a lot more than we think in order to have a live concert prepared for the audience. By Laura Casanova

Talking into the dark

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Manel Martí became blind in 1989. Today, he wants to explain his world throuht his own radio program. By Oceania Apffel Font

Overcoming

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After a big accident at work, Joan Parés had a leg and the right arm cut. But after the first difficult moments, he moved on and he has now a nearly normal life. His is a story of overcoming. By Celia Muns Prats

A twist of life

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Nicolas Morganti, in his twenties left behind his family and friends to look for a new life in Barcelona. By Ana Dolores Macias Khaengkhan.

Juliana’s Travel Diary

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Juliana is from Brazil and stayed as an international student in Barcelona. She is answering questions about her travel experience to different cities. By Charline Carl

A year in Korea

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Erasmus it’s an experience, but therar are students who still want to go further. Don’t miss the interview with Melani, who has come back at home after being a year in Korea. By Ana Macias Khaengkhan

Studying in Wales

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How is to study abroad? Don’t you miss Sam’s experience in Wales. By Anna Elizalde González

Five months in Lisbon

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Laura Pitart is a student graduate in Journalism of the Pompeu Fabra University. Last year she went on Erasmus to Lisbon for five months. She talks about her experience in this interactive interview. By Sílvia Pino

Highschool in Madison

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Maria Barral studied her junior year of high school in Madison, Wisconsin. By Celia López

Living with Cystic Fibrosis

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An anonymous human story about someone living with Cystic Fibrosis,a genetic mutation that affects the lungs and digetsive system. This story explores the daily obstacles and the biggest obstacle of all: the pursuit of normality. By Allison Vicrobeck

Feb-12-2014

There’s no reason

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Joan Sebastià is an activist for sexual and cultural diversity and a former monk in the Abbey of Montserrat. He explains us how his life changed when he came out of the closet and decided to leave the monastery.

Feb-12-2014

Tourguide in Barcelona

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This is a little story about Paula, who is a tourguide in Barcelona.

Feb-05-2013