Aristotle Panepistimio Thessalonikis

Well there would be tons of useful tips, but I will choose some of them. I believe you will have a better experience if you stay in the dorms. Even is not exactly luxury you will have the time of your life and interact with more students and avoid huge bills. Travel as much as you can and use your student passo, it will give you price reductions and low fares for transportation and none the less free entrance to museums. Buy a Greek phone card with number it will be better than roaming! Take a language course if is offered by the university it will be helpful trust me! Get involved in university projects and interact with locals. Don’t eat at Mc and try the local food is simply tasty and nothing compares with a nice lunch in a Greek taverna! Try the dairy products! Watch yourself on the street what they say about the Greek drivers is not a cliché! Take it easy with drinking frappe becomes addictive. Be opened and ready to face new situations every day! Don’t be surprised if you see a lot of strikes! Always think of a plan B!

Going as an Erasmus student in Greece was challenging mostly from the language point of view. I took a two week intensive language course that helped me to acquire some basic Greek and to learn how to read and write. It was not

If you want to avoid bad surprises in Greece try to find housing with the expenses included. I received a huge electricity bill and is good to know that the bills for electricity in Greece come for a few months. This can me quite challenging if your entire staying is for a few months... make sure you don't have to pay for the people that were there before you. Internet is expensive and I don't recommend you to make a contract with a phone company it will cost a lot!

As far as I seen from the colleagues that chose to live in the dormitory the conditions were far from perfect. They were complaining about the small space, not so modern appliances, poor wireless signal and strict rules concerning guests. But on the other hand the location of the dormitory was in the main campus and nothing compares with sharing your Erasmus experience with a lot of other students coming from all across Europe and bonding with them. My choice was a private flat...the rent was cheaper, but with all the other expenses it proved to be way more expensive at the end. The advantage was a little more privacy and the lack of rules concerning guest and

Thessaloniki is a very lively city therefore there are a lot of places to go. If you are a fan of Latin music or you just want to take some salsa lessons...