Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? Because living with other students in the city was a far better option than living near the university. Living centrally allowed for greater independence.

Personal comments:
The is accomodation provided by the univeristy on campus but it was very very expensive. I also did not chose private accomodation in Villaviciosa where the university is due to it being about 40 mins by bus from Madrid. The town felt very isolated so I much preferred living in Madrid and travelling out to the university. There was no student community sense in the village.

Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
Kapital, Joy, Pacha, Bash Line, Velada Hall, the area Huertas and Chueca. These are great places to go out. An event not to be missed is probably new year when everyone is standing at Sol with 12 grapes in their hands.

Course recommendations:
Many courses are over subscribed and the matriculation process is not at all clear.

Personal comments:
No consideration was made for foreign students in classes, staff were actually rude on some ocassions and seemed annoyed when Erasmus students wanted to join classes. It was more of a high school environment than university, with classes tutorial style more than lecture style. It is a private university so plenty of spoiled rich kids only there because of parents.

Language of instruction: Spanish

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits:
I spent more on travel because I was purposefully taking the opportunity to visit other Eramus friends and see the country. Phone costs were more due to keeping in touch with people abroad. I did go out quite a lot but the cost of going out was more expensive than at home. Accomdation was expensive due to living in town but I'd much rather pay to live in Madrid that out at the university.

Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel: was the same price as at home.

I wish I had known...
Not really, because otherwise i think that i wouldn't have enjoy Madrid as much as i do now. Sometimes and in this case i prefer the unknown.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!