Moving to Barcelona... take the bike?

jayloo. I have friends in barcelona. It's a beautiful place to visit / be (think amsterdam / glasgow) with better architechture, weather and a cafe culture. But unless you not only speak catalan, but are catalan, you're unlikely to find work out there, of any shape or form, maybe not even bar work.

Well, I'm a nearly white-blonde with blue eyes, so I don't think I am able to blend in very well. But I speak quite a lot of Spanish and am going to learn more. I know about the Catalan thing, that's why I'm taking it in 6 mo intervals. I plan on teaching English, doing massage (I'm licensed in the States and I've heard it's better there now, from someone who is Spanish-American and also a massage therapist), doing whatever else. I keep running into people who know people in Barcelona, so I'll have a few contacts.

Basically, it seems my best option but getting there may put the lie to that idea.

Thanks for your thoughts! Maybe not spending $500 & buying a beater there really would be the best idea.