Best summer ever!
I had so much fun during my summer study abroad. Salamanca is a beautiful town in the middle of Spain, known as the golden city because of the sandstone buildings. The architecture is stunning! I stayed for both terms, a total of about two months. I decided to stay in a home stay which I recommended everyone do! My host mom made delicious food and she was very helpful if I was struggling. AIFS has you fill out a form before you go to best place you with a roommate with similar interests. They did an amazing job, my roommate and I are still best friends to this day! The college was amazing. They have four levels of Spanish which you have to test into. I tested in to the third highest and while I was there I completed the courses! I signed up for an extra class to be able to earn more credits. I took a grammar, speaking, and literature class. The culture immersions AIFS planned were a lot of fun and Julía, the manager of AIFS in Salamanca, was always open to hearing what we as a group wanted to do and planning is events. We did things like go to cultural dancing classes, cooking, a flamenco show, etc. Also, since I was over there for two terms there was about a week break in between when I went an traveled! Traveling when in Europe is so easy as the countries are all close! I traveled to Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, and Gran Canaria. If you are on the fence of going to study abroad, go! I made so many memories that I will forever hold close to my heart! It is a bit expensive, but so worth it!
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