3 months in Murcia, Spain

I went to Murcia for three months as part of an internship working as an English teacher, so here's a brief account of my experience there. I chose to go to Murcia due to the sunshine... and to refresh my Spanish a bit.

How do you get to Murcia?

Given that I come from Perpignan, I went there via car which took about 8 hours, and that gave me the option of having my car there with me.

However when I went home for a weekend I went via plane, and from Perpignan, it's not that easy. I found the best way was to fly from Barcelona.

Accommodation

As is the norm, I found it hard to find accommodation for just 3 months, the landlords were mostly asking for a stay of minimum 5 - 6 months. The best thing to do is house-share, I personally found my accommodation through Airbnb! I was going to find a place once I arrived in Spain, seeing as I hadn't found anything when looking from France, but at the last minute, I was able to find accommodation through Airbnb. It cost me around 230 euros per month, but you could easily find something cheaper, especially if you're staying for longer.

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The weather

Contrary to what I'd been told, it isn't always really sunny in Murcia! I arrived at the end of January, therefore it isn't that surprising that it wasn't summer-time weather. I had a bit of a cold and there also wasn't any heating in my accommodation, like most of the homes here. I was told that it was a colder winter than normal. It rained quite a few times, and up until April (the end of my internship). The weather is quite unpredictable and there are big variations in temperature, I left at 8. 30 in the morning with my big jacket on, and come the afternoon I was basking in the sun in a t-shirt. It started to reach quite high temperatures (up to 26 degrees Celsius in March).

Nightlife in Murcia

I didn't have much chance to go out due to my internship taking up a lot of my time, but the most popular spot for Erasmus students is Badulake, a bar which regularly holds nights out for international students, with special deals and different themes each week.

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