Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Huptstrasse Heidelber is a very well know place whre you can simply walk around and go and have some drinks with friends. I used to go to a restaurant "Los Amigos" whcih was a good one and where you could dance Latin music. In Heidelberg you have to visit the Castle, it is amazing and there are always some cultural activity. There is the biggest wein barril of the world. Heidelberg University is the oldest one in Germany. Furthermore, the view to the river is very nice. Added to that, there are 25,ooo students whcih make this little town an amizing place to live and to study.

The best way to learn a language is to live in the language, and that was very true for my experience. There was such an improvement from the first to the second semester and the second semester seemed so much easier and was much more enjoyable because of my improved confidence with German.

I only spent a semester at the University, so naturally I didn't receive the best accomodation. However, in general I believe most housing at Heidelberg university is very good.

The student cafes in Marstall were well-priced and allowed me to intereact with other university students as well as people from the community. Sonderbar and ReichsApfel on Unterstrasse and Karl on Lauerstrasse were always fun in the evenings. My favorite restaurant was a little Biergarten, Sudpfanne on Leyergasse in the Alt Stadt. Heidelberg Herbst and the Weihnachtsmarkt in December were wonderful events to take part in.

a lovely and small city, friendly and open minded people