Study Abroad in Salamanca: Housing & Meals

AIFS students in Salamanca live in Spanish homes carefully selected by the Resident Director or in a University Residence.

Homestay

Many students say that the homestay experience is the most rewarding part of their time abroad. Patience, respect and an open mind are essential to its success. It is the best way to learn to speak Spanish, get involved in the culture and integrate into the local community. Students have three meals a day, seven days a week with their host. Most rooms are based on double occupancy. If a student wants a single room and one is available, the student pays a supplement of 70 euros per month directly to the host.

Student Residence

Students may choose to live in a student residence for a supplementary fee. The University co-ed residence is 5 minutes from the University and the Plaza Mayor. All of the rooms are singles with private baths and telephones. Students take three meals a day, seven days a week, at the residence cafeteria. The residence has two TV rooms (with video and DVD), a reading room (providing daily local newspapers), a chapel, an auditorium, a study room and a modest gym. For an extra fee Internet and/or laundry services can be contracted. There are a limited number of places available in the Spanish residency and, as it is more expensive than the homestay, students choosing this option must pay a supplement before departing the U.S. For the fall semester this is $140 and for the spring semester it is $170.

Own Living

Please note that once the program begins, students are not permitted to change their housing choice from homestay to residence or independent living or vice versa.

If a student chooses to rent an apartment locally, he or she must notify AIFS before the program begins to receive the housing rebate. Full-year students changing housing or an apartment during their second semester must inform the Resident Director before their first semester ends.