Student's Life in Salamanca

Written by Sophie Molloy

ISLA Days

For my first few weeks I did what almost everyone does.... meet up at night, go out - sometimes very late, then sleep, up for class for 1000, then home for food at 1400 (though we eat a tapa or bocadillo too in the mid morning break or we wouldn't survive till then!), siesta, homework and then the same thing again!! Now we do more stuff like salsa dancing and having each other over for dinner. We have been horse-riding twice and hope to go skiing and away on weekends as now there is a guy in our group who is a bit older (you have to be 25 to rent a car). We go out a bit less - not every night like before. Thursday nights are best as the week is nearly over and the Spanish students who live locally haven't left for the weekend. We have started making Spanish friends! The Spanish seems come out best after midnight! Sometimes in the afternoons we go to the movie at the school but I guess when it is warmer we will go to the pool. There are conferences but I haven't been to any of those yet. I'm waiting for my Spanish to be good. I never miss the Tapas tour which is such good fun and really good value - only 10 euros for the whole night. Of course we go for tapas on our own too but the tour is more fun. What else? Mostly we meet up at each others flat and cook or do homework. I never had friends from so many countries before (France, UK, USA, Japan, Germany...).