Josep Terrés, the subscriber who has participated in 100 activities of the ARA Premium Club

HeARA Premium ClubIt's growing in membership and activities (some proposed by the members themselves). Josep Terrés is one of the first members, along with his wife, Anna Maria Duran. "We've been ARA subscribers since its inception, and at the end of 2021 we joined the Premium Club," he explains. Josep had recently retired. He dedicated himself to the research and design of electronic equipment for aesthetic medicine, and his last years of work were especially difficult—as they were for most workers—since they coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. He and his wife wanted to dedicate some of their free time to enrich yourself with new knowledge now continue current events are being reported more intensely on the ARA.

"The Premium Club has allowed us to get to know the country's architectural, historical, literary, artistic, gastronomic, logistical, and theatrical heritage very well," he explains.It's a fantastic experience"," adds Terrés, who lives in Sabadell but is a very active member of a hiking club in another town, Rubí. Terrés highlights the fact that the visits he has made with the Premium Club–a hundred!– "have been guided and illustrated by experts, who transmit a piece of their knowledge."

"Also I have enjoyed participating in talks with journalists from the newspaper"And with professionals knowledgeable about current affairs, both at the ARA headquarters and in other venues: the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, the Ateneu Barcelonès, the Science Museum, the Pedralbes Palace, the auditorium of the Hospital de Sant Pau...", he explains. "I wouldn't know which activity to choose; I'll mention a few: 'A tour on a centuries-old lute around Cap de Creus, including a swim, where the sea was like a millpond; a visit to a small winery in the Penedès region, Vila Morgades, with an aperitif overlooking the vineyards and a musical surprise from the singer Erola Fenollosa, accompanied on the piano by Daniel Romaní; a rehearsal of the Sant Cugat Symphony Orchestra, high up on the stage, alongside the musicians...'"

Remember it like it was yesterday? The visit he made to the newsroom – one of the classic activities of the Premium Club—, at the newspaper's former headquarters on Diputació Street in Barcelona, ​​on the very day Russia invaded Ukraine, and how he witnessed the tension this event created among journalists as they rushed to explain its details quickly and accurately. "But if I had to highlight one thing, it would be this: the Premium Club has allowed us to meet quite a few people. We're already good friends with some of them, and we share concerns, curiosities, and a love for our country and our language," he concludes.