Madrid + Spain
Bo Ko
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Madrid and Spain in general, are amazing, especially if you are Erasmus. I study in Spain and I hope I can give interesting info about the country.
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Patio de Maravillas
El Patio de Maravillas is an independent social center. What does that mean? It is a so-called casa okupada or okupa. The translation in English would be "squat". In most places squats are old, abandoned buildings, occupied by people who live there illegaly. The...
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Living in Madrid: practical advice
Source Faculty of Ciencias de la Información Universidad Complutense, Madrid Today I am going to tell you about the Facultad de Ciencias de la Información in the university of Complutense in Madrid. It is the faculty in which you might study Journalism (Periodismo),...
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Living in Madrid
How does it feel to live in Madrid and besides all by yourself? I cannot give one and simple answer to a question like that. Madrid is great. Madrid is beautiful. Madrid is big. Madrid is scary. Madrid is also friendly. Madrid is fun (I have heard that before... do you...
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The 15 M Movement
I have decided one a bit different topic on this blog. It is a short analysis of the 15M movement. Why have I included it here? Because if you are doing either Erasmus in Spain or a trip to Spain you might like to know what is going on there. People are discontent with...
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Some Tips
I have never wondered whether or not to do Erasmus. Even at the beginning of my first year I knew I had to do some exchange program. I was already a foreign student in Madrid, Spain, but I wanted to give it a try. 1. My first step was to find and look at the list...
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Madrid Outside
Drinking, noise, laughter, music... botellón. Spanish people tend to spend quite a lot of time outside on the streets and on the squares. Drinking outside is part of their culture, as well as going out to two or three bars in one evening. Spain is one of the liveliest...
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First day at the university
Being a student in Spain is a little bit complicated. Do not get me wrong, I am not saying it is bad. It could also be quite a lot of fun (depending on the university, of course), but it is definitely complicated. Spain itself is a complicated country because it often...
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Why and how to do Erasmus, part 2
Document preparation. My university could be a bit disorganized. When I finally saw the there was an informational meeting about the Erasmus program, I was extremely happy. The meeting was supposed to inform us on the procedure we had to undergo in order to become...
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Living in Madrid - part 1
When I graduated from high school I had to make the difficult choice of where to study next. I wanted to go to England, Scotland, or Welles. What I wanted to study was Graphic Design. Well, just a little while before my graduation, I realized I was not ready to leave my...
