Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)

As an Erasmus student you spend like a madman as you are constantly moving around, phoning home and friends and going out like 6 days a week. Add up a World Cup (football) and you will definetely wind up broke but it is worth it!

Inform yourself on all kinds of hidden or unclear regulations at your home institution to prevent "surprises" when returned.

Go to Salamanca to improve your Spanish, meet people from all over Europe and Latin America, but do not be dissappointed by the educational system, it is different and for some old-fashioned.

Take car when choosing which course to follow, defenitely do not follow one in which the professor makes it clear to you that he/she does not like Erasmus students, it can cost you a lot! Do not choose first year's subjects as they will only bore you very much.

Culture in Spain is different from that in Northern European countries I guess. Prepare to have to run after professors for days (literally) and to take on a servile attitude. The whole thing is slow but everyone is ver nice in the end. Improvements could be made in communications between Erasmus and regular students, we were treated as Spanish students which was highly optimistic as we did not master the language on a level equal to them!

The atmosphere in a student house is great and a real must in this city!