During the weekend a lot has happened, the situation in Spain has gone from bad to worse. Many shops including retails, restaurants and fast-food chains closed down due to government restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On Sunday I decided to book my flight back to the Netherlands because, of measures taken by HU. Asking all Dutch students who are staying abroad to come back as the situation in the EU is worsen or to sign the liability-act removing all rights to the insurance provided by HU.
I reached out to my supervisor to inform him and seek his opinion, Piotr was very supportive and expressed his regards for letting him know. I was still very confused and spoke to some other students who currently reside in Barcelona, many of them left to home already on Friday and did not bother to let their supervisors know. In all chaos, I booked a ticket on Monday while I wanted to come back earlier on Sunday. I informed my supervisor about my decision to discuss further possibilities regard the continuation of my internship. He was very supportive and already mentioned a week ago ‘for those who decide to go back home and want to continue their internship measures will be taken to work from home’.
The trip back home was exhausting with all the delays and waiting it took me more than 10 hours to get back home in the Netherlands from Barcelona. I left at 14:30-ish and arrived home in Utrecht at 02:00-ish.
From my stay which was supposed to last 3 to 4 months, I spent a full 7 days in Barcelona.
FGolinski blog on 2020 internship in Barcelona 