Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

If you have time, travel. Buses are cheaper than trains. If you find something and you can afford it find accomodation within the city.

Travel... definatly, trains and buses are really cheap here!! also, go to travel agency, they always offer really good deals!!

There is a special office that deals with the housing matters for erasmus students. If you want them to find a room for you, you have to apply for it and pay for it long long time in advance and actually the localization and 'conditions'of the apartment are not up to you. That's why I decided to look for a place to live independently with some erasmus friends.

For future international students, the most important is learning the culture as much as possible before going into a certain country. Life abroad is like eating fish, you eat the meat and you throw the bone. That simply means, you accept the good and you reject the bad. Forget about your domestic habits and learn to adapt - love the country for what it is and you´ll start to realize everything is a journey of the heart not of the mind. Lastly, don´t fill your luggages too much. When you arrive, you´ll realize you don´t need some of those.