Emma Robertson is a second year student at St. Andrews University who spent a summer as an au pair in Madrid. Here's an insight into her experience, and her advice about au pairing in Spain...
Ellie Cobbe was at Leicester University, and spent her year abroad in Paris and Valencia. After graduation she went to Madrid as a Language Assistant, but after three months she and many other Assistants assigned to the Ministerio de Educación have yet to receive their pay (NB: this does not refer to those assigned to the Regional Government of Education in Madrid). Here's Ellie's side of the story...
Anna studies Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Manchester and has been living in Madrid since September, working as a receptionist in a language school. Here she passes on her top tips about what to pack, things to do when you arrive, choosing where to live, food, drink, travel, dealing with unwanted attention, and general survival in Madrid.
Charlotte is doing a degree in Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature at Queen Mary's University London, and is studying at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid for her year abroad. Here she passes on in-depth, tried-and-tested advice about accommodation, what to pack, food, concerts, nightlife, things to see, top ten must-dos and more general advice for survival as a student in Madrid.
Olivia is studying History and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield, and is spending her year abroad as a British Council Language Assistant teaching in a secondary school in Pozuelo, just outside Madrid. Here she passes on her observations about the culture shock of moving from the UK to central Spain...
Heather is a third year Modern Languages student currently living and working in Madrid, Spain, as English Language Assistant as part of her Erasmus year. Here's she sums up her views on Spain: the education, fashion, food and drink, football, time and the weather...
Olivia is studying Spanish and History at Sheffield University and is on her year abroad in Madrid. Here are her 9 tried-and-tested general tips for year abroad students...
John studied Spanish and Accounting at Newcastle University and spent his year abroad as a Language Assistant through the British Council and Spanish Ministry of Education in Fuenlabrada, Madrid. He graduated in 2006 and is now a fully-qualified interpreter in the forces.
Eleanor studied Law with French and Spanish at the University of the West of England, Bristol, and spent ten months of her year abroad working as an intern in a Law firm in Madrid. She graduated in 2004 and is now practising as a barrister.
Stephen studied Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge and spent his year abroad studying and working in Madrid. He graduated in 2003 and is now a PhD student in Connecticut.