Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)

One of the best rock clubs is Supersonic in Cl Melendez Váldez 25. A nice spot to start the evening is Beni's Bar in Cl Isabel La Católica (a few metres from Gran Vía) where you can take your beer out of a freezer and get huge sandwiches - and everything supercheap. The most important open-air spot is Plaza 2 de Mayo.

The University doesn't help you at all. The most important scource of information is the internet (segundamano.es, loquo.com, habitamos.com). There you'll find hundreds of adverts but nevertheless you have to count with one week to find something unless you have very modest demands. There's also a student hostel on the campus (outside the town!).

It wasn't easy to get in contact with spanish students but nertheless I think that I improved my spanish by talking to other foreign students in spanish and just by living in spain.

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I really liked it in Madrid as it is an exciting city that has a lot to offer, from the never-ending nightlife to beautiful parks, museums and just the spanish way of living. However, you have to keep in mind that it's a big city with a lot of traffic, construction sites (more than in other cities and all year round), noise and air pollution. In general buses are the cheapest way to travel around, only for short distances trains are sometimes a bit cheaper. A domestic low-cost airline is Vueling. There are a lot of different supermarket chains. Among the cheapest are Lidl and Día, a rather expensive one but with a wide range of products is El Corte Inglés. The best areas for going out at night are Malasaña, Huertas, Lavapiés, Arguelles and Plaza 2 de Mayo.