Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)

Be aware of exchange rates if you are coming from the UK or other non-euro country. Make sure you have make your bank aware that you are going to study abroad. This way you will avoid any credit or debit card stoppages. Track your expenses.

It was really hard to understand everything people said to me at the beginning because of different dialect. But I got used to it in a few months and was able to communicate well. If you want to learn the language, make friends with the locals. Even if you do not understand them at the beginning, you will be able to communicate well at the end. Use a dictionary to define words that you do not know, especially those words that you hear often. Do not rely on the definitions of the locals. Make sure you brush up grammar rules in order to start recognizing good and bad grammar structures. University provides reference books in many of its libraries. If you use dictionary, read grammar books and interact the locals, you should increase your chances to learn the language of the locals.

I can only say that places for housing at the university were limited and I had to find a place outside of university.

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Make sure you explore museums, local villages and other towns.