Safety Safety Safety Safety. So, I have been under the care of IES Abroad Barcelona for almost 2 days now and with one day of orientation down I have heard nothing but talk about safety precautions all day. Is this to mean the city of Barcelona is the most dangerous city in Europe? No? I was assured this was not the case many times as well. But apparently it is the 3rd city with the most pick-pocketers in the world behind London and Paris. The police who came to speak then went on to inform us of the many numerous ways the “professional thieves” carry out their “jobs.” I never knew a person could be a professional thief, but apparently there are many of them and they do the most insane things usually in a team! One example the policemen demonstrated (in Spanish I might add) was for males in the Metro; one will distract you, then another will “accidently” bump into you from behind and slit right underneath your pant pocket and the wallet pops right out without you knowing. Clever right? Then there is another one where one person presses the emergency button on the escalator coming up from the Metro and another person strategically placed behind you takes everything out of your pockets when the escalator stops unexpectedly and everyone falls forward in utter chaos. So, if you followed any of that, basically any distractions or one minute off guard can result in all your belongings being taken away just like that. Well, with that in mind I’m keeping close attention to my purse at all times, especially on the Metro, but no problems so far! Let’s cross our fingers.
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