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Just a few more days, then I’ll fly back to Berlin. A Spontaneous Weekend in Madrid The weekend before last, I wanted to make the most of the time I had left. Zaragoza sits almost exactly halfway between Madrid and Barcelona. I’d already been to Barcelona but Madrid? I’d managed to skip it entirely. So I booked a bus at short notice, packed light, and let myself drift. Madrid is expensive. More than Zaragoza, more than I’d expected. But the city is worth it. A few highlights: ...

Over the past few weeks I’ve written a lot about the city, about processions, coffee machines, and wrong buses. But about the work itself I’ve said almost nothing. Time to change that. The Company I’m working for Xelab, a young tech company based in Zaragoza. Their portfolio is broad: web development, automation, artificial intelligence, and various other IT topics. No narrow niche product, instead, a company that deliberately keeps its options open. ...

First Day, First Impressions After the chaos of the journey, sleep came quickly that evening – and deeply. Tomorrow would be the first real day. Monday morning. First bus, first agency, first conversation in Spanish. Elena from Mundus welcomed me warmly and gave me a brief introduction to Zaragoza: where I’d be working, what to expect, what I still needed to know. The coworking space is conveniently located on the same street – an office I’ll share with other students from time to time. ...