CEA CAPA Education Abroad in Barcelona, Spain

I spent the Spring 2024 semester abroad with CEA CAPA and it was easily the best 5 months of my life. Barcelona was my host city, and the program was the perfect place for me because it had everything I wanted - close to the ocean, Spanish-speaking, relatively inexpensive, major airport, hospitality & tourism specific programs. CEA CAPA provided the best study abroad experience, and made sure we were always supported on-site. From housing, to academics, to the unique activities and programming, the on-site staff in Barcelona run an excellent program - they are approachable, accessible, kind, and knowledgeable. I truly believe going with any other program I would not have had the same experience.
I was really happy with my housing and my roommates matches, which was great considering this was one of the aspects I was very worried about with study abroad. I lived in a Residencia, and there were many housing options available for different student needs.

I had the time of my life in my CEA CAPA program. It was the perfect length for me and I appreciated that it started in late June, since I attend a school on the quarter system. The Spanish classes I took while abroad were different than any of the courses I have taken in the US because they were extremely interactive and engaging, and my Spanish improved so much because of this. Furthermore, the activities and excursions that the program offered allowed me to experience so much of the city and other cities as well such as Valencia, Spain. Something that made my experience unique was that I got to take my Spanish classes at the University of Barcelona which allowed me to meet so many people from around the world!

In January of 2024 I was able to start my year off strong and attend CEA CAPA Barcelona, Spain. As a second semester Junior at the time, I was able to take 4 psychology classes and 1 sociology class. They were very modern and discussion based which I enjoyed because collaboration to me is the best way to learn, so I am glad CEA CAPA implemented this.

I had professors from all over Europe that are there to help you succeed. My sociology teacher and CEA CAPA staff was a huge impact on my Barcelona experience because they introduced me to T-OIGO. T-OIGO is a volunteering company where I taught a deaf adolescent English. This was the most rewarding part of my experience because I was able to meet a lovely family who made Barcelona more warm for me. To teach this child English I used her interests like poetry, music, television shows, and movies to help drive her motivation.

Barcelona is on my mind at all times. The beautiful structures, delicious food, and diverse crowds are worth every reason to study abroad there. The surrounding nearby countries are also undoubtedly surreal to travel from Barcelona. If you want fast pace and if you want warm sunny weather, Barcelona is the perfect place to study abroad.

My semester in Barcelona was an experience like no other. I appreciated the environment that continued to push me out of my comfort zone with language learning opportunities and chances to connect with the local students in the area, as well. I served on the Content Creator team, which was an amazing resume builder on top of all of the awesome classes and traveling I was able to complete and experience. My housing was in a beautiful area and provided me with security, privacy, and friends from other universities in Barcelona!

Since I was young, I looked forward to studying abroad but never knew exactly where I wanted to go. I drew inspiration from my older sister and friends from school, but ultimately decided that I had two major priorities: a program that would transfer credits towards my degree, and good weather.

With these broad restrictions in mind, I decided on Barcelona and am so glad I did. CEA CAPA made the transition completely seamless, and I constantly felt safe and looked out for by the staff. I highly recommend CEA CAPA, specifically Barcelona, for anyone looking to study abroad.

This summer, I spent five weeks in Barcelona. As a first-generation student, I was extremely surprised at how much support the CEA CAPA program offered compared to other programs. I was very happy with the living arrangements and excursions on this trip, I felt very safe because of all of the resources CEA CAPA provided. This experience was very special to me as someone who has never traveled outside of the US alone. I learned so much about myself during my study abroad and want to continue to travel and see the world.

Studying abroad in Barcelona with CEA was amazing. I had a great time -- one of the best experiences of my entire life. CEA helped me so much from navigating through the visa application process, to finding housing, to guiding me around the city as a newcomer. I felt very safe and taken care of during my time in Barcelona. Highly recommend taking advantage of the trips included with program cost -- I wish I did that more. CEA provides really great, fun, and interesting out of class activities and events. 10/10 would do it again!

Multilingual and Multicultural Spain: My 5-Week Experience

The Barcelona team at CEA CAPA amazed me with their level of commitment to students like me. I could tell how hard they worked to make studying abroad as convenient and stress-free as possible for us students, from putting our apartments in a quiet, local area with easy access to the metro to having the study center in the heart of the city.

Another factor I was impressed by was the level of dedication and insight that the Barcelona team put into our tours and excursions. The tours, from the Gothic Quarter to the Olympic Stadium, captured my attention in every way! The team knew the details of our coursework and were careful to have us go on tours where the tour guide spoke Spanish and where we learned about Catalán history, culture, and identity. The excursions were amazing, as the staff accompanied us to Valencia and Girona and helped give us insight into the places we were meeting and people we encountered. Their choice of going to each of these cities was also fitting for the specific content we were learning in our Spanish language and linguistics courses. The housing situations for our excursions were also comfortable and convenient!