Erasmus in Salamanca
Salamanca is gettin' ready to say goodbye to the first group of Erasmus students who return home.
The real goodbye for many students it has been certainly the noche vieja universitaria, celebrated on December 10. But what's the Noche Vieja Universitaria? It is a tradition typical of the city of Salamanca: a fake new year celebration for the students who won’t be together on the real 31st December New Year’s Eve. It takes place usually the second Thursday before Christmas. On University’s New Year’s Eve students gather in Plaza Mayor and, instead of the typical 12 grapes, they eat the gummy bears at each stroke of midnight. And then the party starts all around the city!
So these are, for many, the last days before leaving the city Salamanca and leave room for other Erasmus students who will be starting their experience in Spain in February, ready to attend the University of Salamanca and get lost in the fiesta.
Some bits of advice for anyone facing for the first time in the life of the city of Salamanca:
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The real goodbye for many students it has been certainly the noche vieja universitaria, celebrated on December 10. But what's the Noche Vieja Universitaria? It is a tradition typical of the city of Salamanca: a fake new year celebration for the students who won’t be together on the real 31st December New Year’s Eve. It takes place usually the second Thursday before Christmas. On University’s New Year’s Eve students gather in Plaza Mayor and, instead of the typical 12 grapes, they eat the gummy bears at each stroke of midnight. And then the party starts all around the city!
So these are, for many, the last days before leaving the city Salamanca and leave room for other Erasmus students who will be starting their experience in Spain in February, ready to attend the University of Salamanca and get lost in the fiesta.
Some bits of advice for anyone facing for the first time in the life of the city of Salamanca:
- First of all ask the friendship to David Tormes on Facebook - he is the fiestaman in Salamanca: with him you won't miss any single party!
- If you are looking for a room in a shared apartment the best place to look is the University Web Site section called SOU http://websou.usal.es/vivienda/habitac.asp
- Ask the membership card to the library Casa de las Conchas is free and allows you to rent books, CDs and DVDs that can be useful during your stay in Spain to improve your Spanish or not to lose your language!
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