University of Nottingham

I think that for a foreign student is better opening a bank account over there: there are special account for students and they are very simple to manage. By the way I woyuld suggest to finf a part time job!

You should take advantage of your time there and travelling as you have the money to do it! I would raccomand a trip in Scotland: it is wonderful!

At the beggining Iwas worried because I was thinking not to be able to cope with lot of situation.Hopefully I discovered that also the othe students were like me. Little by little I improved my knowledge of words, slang expression and pronunciation. In the end I was speaking fluently wth local people and foreign students.

The host University could not guarantee an accomadation for all the erasmus students but just for half semester exchange students. By the way they have arranged a "welcome programme" (very well organised!)during which they helped us tomeet others students, choosing our "future flatmate" and find a flat for all the year long.

During the week I was working in a pub:"the three Wheatcheaves" so my friends and I were using to spend some nights there. Otherwise on Tuesday night we were going to a disco "the Cube".During the week end there were always some Erasmus party organised by students in their own flat. Others two nice places were the pub of the University"the Ark"(in the campus) and "Pitcher and piano" a nice pub built inside an old church.( in the city centre)