Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA)

Paradiso, Melkweg, Korsakoff, Bimhaus

In four months I changed house three times, but my dutch friends told me this is quite normal in A'dam. Anyway, I really liked my last two houses. Both of them were student houses, in the centre. They were quite expensive, but rooms were big and cleaning charges were included. But what I liked the best was definitely the experience of sharing a flat with students from all over the world. I really learned a lot from that.

Although I had already studied english language abroad, studying english and american literature at the University of Amsterdam was fundamental for my writing skills. We used to write up to four papers a week, and when I was back home I had no difficulties in writing my thesis.

buy a bike: it's cheaper than buses and moving around allover the cities is easier

just one tip: even if university life is very funny and stimulating, try to get in touch with the rest of the city and the local community life. your stay will be definitely more interesting