Suffolk University, Madrid Campus

See as much of the country early on in the semester. As it gets later, you'll want to travel to other countries and time flies! Take advantage of it when you can!

Study abroad is an experience that I would not trade for anything. If you get the opportunity to do it, then you should. Take advantage of all the opportunities that you have. Travel, experience the night life, and everything else that your host country has to offer.

As much as I could find falt with some of the people and courses at this campus I did overall enjoy my experience. You will find that the boston people (from Suffolk in boston) tend to draw to each other which made me feel a bit left out a first. I soon found people, not only from the US, but from other countries to hang out with and everything worked out. Suffolk is still perfecting its experience. Sometimes they make small administrative errors which can translate to somewhat large student inconvieniance. Their travel program though is unparalled and the trips they planned were fantastic at showing you the "real" aspect of your destinations. They encourage independant travel which I highly recommend, Not only outside of madrid & Spain but do some daytrips to the outside region (El Escorial & Aranjuez). Best advice in a nutshell: Go expecting to define your own experience. Don't go clubbing every night because everyone else is doing it. Try an early morning at some of the Madrid markets (especially Sunday's El Rastro). With suffolk, you can get caught up in the internal semantics of the school but you do best to try to discover yourself while in Study Abroad.

Pack light. Bring a good pair of walking shoes. Be open to new things. Don't forget to bring your camera!

My best advice is to TRAVEL! Save your money and make sure you get to see the country. Instead of spending it all at the bars, save some for a day trip. There is so much to see and experience, things you cannot learn in a book. Also, be open-minded and learn to appreciate the different cultures. Even though something is different doesn't always mean it is not as good or wrong.

SAVE A LOT OF MONEY BEFORE COMING!!!!!! There is soooo much to see here, and you will want to do it, so save up in advance.