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| canada38 Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5335 days ago 304 posts - 417 votes  Speaks: English*, Italian, Spanish, French Studies: Portuguese, Japanese | Message 9 of 12 14 May 2011 at 8:38pm | IP Logged | ||
It's extremely unlikely that "something will go completely wrong." Spain is a modern western country just like the USA, Canada and other parts of Europe. The unemployment situation there has been quite bad since the financial crisis began, but otherwise the country is very much like your own. I visited Spain last summer, and most of the differences are cultural. As for a water problem, it really depends what you mean. If you're asking if you can drink from the taps, I think the general answer is yes. However; just like anywhere else, you should always check with the locals. As for availability of water, you certainly don't need to worry about turning on the tap and nothing coming out. I hope you do decide to go to Spain to learn Spanish. You'll have a great time and will pick up the language fast in the immersion environment. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Akao aka FailArtist Senior Member United States Joined 5176 days ago 315 posts - 347 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Toki Pona | Message 10 of 12 14 May 2011 at 8:52pm | IP Logged | ||
I'm actually not sure. The exchange would be in two years so I haven't gotten any details at all. I'd like to go to a coastal city or near the French border so I could stop in France at some point. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| mrwarper Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Spain forum_posts.asp?TID=Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5066 days ago 1493 posts - 2500 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2 Studies: German, Russian, Japanese | Message 11 of 12 18 May 2011 at 1:24am | IP Logged | ||
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Things will probably hit rock bottom within two years, so it's all up from there :)
July's post is pretty accurate so I'll only add that although we had less of that crap you call political correctness in the past, we're catching up very quickly, so you might feel pretty much at home. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| sjheiss Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5524 days ago 100 posts - 174 votes Speaks: English*, Basque | Message 12 of 12 17 July 2011 at 10:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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I would really love to be an exchange student in Spain, particularly the Basque Country, since I'm studying Basque and would love to be immersed in it. It's extremely expensive (probably $10,000 for 6 months of exchange), I think there might be a small chance that I'll go. If I do, it would probably be the Spring semester of 2012. I get excited just thinking about it. :D
I don't particularly care for Spanish though, and while I haven't studied it in the past, it would be very easy for me to learn and pick up while I was there, but my main focus would be Basque, as it's my most favorite language (and that's an understatement! I'm obsessed with it). You should definitely go if you have the chance, it would be well worth it. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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