• Student
  • 03/06/2026
  • Nederlands

And how are things in Granada?

Because of his connections with Tuna Ciudad de Luz, master student Applied Physics Casper Pieck decided he wanted to do his internship in Spain. Via his professor he landed a nice task in Granada, at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía.

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photo Privecollectie Casper Pieck

“I knew some reunist-members of my Tuna have good friends in a Granada-based Tuna, so when I reached out to them, I had multiple rooms available within days, as well as the option to join their rehearsals every week.”

“Now we (the Tuna de Aparejadores de Granada and I) go out to play almost every weekend, and I have made some amazing new friends. They call me Casper Error de Oro Pieck.”

Casper at an art work at Instituto de Astrophysica de Andalucia.

“I am always amazed and enamoured how my Tuna-life can grant me these great opportunities, great times, and lifelong friendships. Where the language can be a bit of a barrier, as my Spanish and their English is pretty bad, the music always allows us to connect.”

Casper with friends at Alhambra.

“At the institute, there are a lot of PhD’ers and postdocs from all over the world, which is nice to give me a better insight in the Spanish PhD life. They are all very friendly and speak very good English during the sobremesa , the informal talking during lunch.”

Alhambra. All pictures | Casper Pieck

“The internship is going great, I recommend doing an internship to everyone! Specially making good connections with locals is very valuable and fun. Luckily my Tuna experiences have helped me with this a lot!”

“One final tip: There are places, mainly in the south of Granada, where if you order a drink, you get a plate of tapas with it. Using this, you can drink three drinks and eat three plates of tapas for less than 10 euros for a great lunch/dinner! This is of course even more fun with your colleagues or Tuna-friends!”

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