Hola a todos! I am sorry, i didn t post anything last week because i was in exams…
This will be my last article as I already finished my last test yesterday. I would like to make a quick summary about my Erasmus experience in Spain.
When I arrived in Madrid I was excited but also very nervous. I had a lot of questions in my mind: how will I find a flat, make friends, understand lessons…
In the first month it was all about organization and installation. My first flat was good, but I didn’t like so much live with just one guy so after two weeks I moved into another one much more better and very well located! During the first classes it was hard to stay focused during 2 hours because of the language. But after a while I got used to listen to the teachers and really enjoyed all the lessons that I had. Very quickly I made a lot of friends, not only Spanish but from all part of the world: Mexico, Portugal, Germany, Poland,…
In the following months I visited a lot of places and cities (Segovia, Zaragoza, Valencia, Escorial, Porto in Portugal). I also enjoyed parties and Erasmus events where I met a lot of people. And of course I got to know Madrid! It’s an amazing capital… Even in four months here it was not enough to discover it fully.
In the last month, I focused myself on studies. I changed my way to work and passed a lot of time in the library. Lessons in Spain are relatively simple but it’s not as easy as it looks for exams. Even if I had just six subjects it took me a lot to learn them.
The think that I liked the most was to meet people from everywhere. I already know that i will visit some of them in their country and that i will return in Madrid. I loved the fact that I was able to speak both in English and in Spanish. This was the most rewarding part of my trip. I improved my understanding and i m not shy anymore to speak in another language.
I am very sad to be obliged to come back so soon! I would like to have stayed here one semester more. But as all Erasmus people said we have to return to “real life” one day or another…
Even if my courses in the university are over I will stay here until the beginning of lessons in France. I am going to pass Christmas and New Year with my friends and enjoy fully my last days in Madrid.
I hope that you have appreciated my posts! But above all I hope that they made you want to go to study abroad.
Good bye