The perfect city if you know how to adapt.

The good thing about Bergen is that, although it is a "cold" country and in the beginning it is difficult to live there, be it due to the climate or the culture (for example, Norway doesn't have a bar culture like we do in Spain) it's a very 'European' city and you have everything you need to live there: bars, clubs to go out to any day of the week, activities, people from all different places, lots of students, a good university and much more.

I lived in the Fantoft residence, which, as well as being cheaper, is the best place to live your life and to be in contact with the large majority of the Erasmus students there. If you prefer something more tranquil, ask for a double room and then you won't be in the noisiest blocks (B and C, where there are kitchens that are shared between a lot of people). Going to live in another residence or in a flat might make it a bit more difficult to have a social life. I was very happy staying in the Fantoft residence, despite it being a bit rundown.

The university is really good. In general, we're very close with the professors and university workers, and I don't find it any more demanding than university in Spain. Having everything in English is a big plus for getting better at it. Besides, I signed up to learn Norwegian, it's not easy at all, but it's a good thing to do if you want to come back to Norway in the future.

The downsides

Everything I've talked about until now has been very positive. Well, Bergen has its downsides, too. There are two for me:

1) The prices. It's an expensive country. A very basic weekly shop costs no less than €60. At least the basic products are similarly priced to in Spain. Fruit there is really good and cheap. Although, meat, fish and everything else is expensive, in general.

2) The weather. I suffered through a particularly rainy and cold winter/spring. It doesn't snow much. It can rain 9/10 days during a good season... or not. It's not something you can predict, but you're with your friends and so you'll get along fine. You adapt and make your plans regardless of the weather. The good side of the weather: someday you'll very possibly be able to see the aurora borealis. I've seen it on two days. (Always be ready for their forecast! )

If you can deal with the prices and you don't have any problems adapting to the climate, Bergen is somewhere that I'd really recommend. It has a good university, the Norwegians are good people, the residence is very sociable and affordable to all budgets, you can go on some really cool trips and go travelling. I went to Iceland, the Baltic countries and the Lofoten Islands. Other people I know went to the north, to Tromso, to see some really good views of the aurora borealis. There's a lot of travelling to do, and with Norwegian Airlines, plane tickets aren't very expensive.

The photo I've put here is from Trolltunga, which is 3 hours away by car. It's a great place. Of course, the route to get there (10km there and 10km back) is very difficult. But it's really worth it.