University of Toronto

Accomodations are quite reasonable at U of T. In the summer as international student the room costs could range between $ 20 Canadian dollars a day. There is a shared washroom and the facilities are great. The residence is located in Victorian buildings and very close to the most popular areas in downtown. I definitely will highly recommend U of T as an alternative for any international student. If you want to taste the North American culture, Canada will delight you with its impressive services and also its multicultural society.

Bloor street is the hottest spot located a steps from the University. There is also Harbord Street which is accross the University with lot of places to go for dinner and drinks. My best cafe (reminds me of Europe) "Future Bakery" located at Bloor Street. Night life for someone like me who cames from Spain was a little dissapointing; however, you just have to adjust and realize that party time here starts at 7:00 pm and finishes at 2:00 am (after that time not alcoholic drinks are allowed).

Bring a bottle of wine and ask every friend who visits you to bring you one. No kidding! Air France offers good deals for travelling from Barcelona. Air Canada is trying to set a direct conection between Toronto and Barcelona so check it out.

It can be intimidating at first to be the only one in the classroom with a strong accent. It is very hard at first to get use to idioms, expressions and slang language use in everyday conversations. Class presentations are part of the academic assigments in Canadian universities and that for me was my biggest challenge: addressing my classmates in a formal presentation. On the other hand, you will find you have a wonderful source of support not only from teachers and classmates but also in campus. It will challenging at the beginning but it will ease with time.

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