glad to see im not the only one! im here in spain too and honestly, ive never been more miserable. i never get homesick, but somehow, i start to miss home more every day. the uni is proper ****, profs never turn up... just utter chaos tbh, which doesnt help the situation at all. people really need to start talking about this aspect of the year abroad instead of making it look like something out of a hollywood film, because the truth is, i got a massive smack in the face. it’s hard to make friends because the locals are just so judgemental and don’t like socialising with any Erasmus students, and when you do find other Erasmus students, it’s hard to keep in contact and arrange things because everyone has different plans. also, people back home (parents, partners etc), need to realise that when we say we don’t like it, we don’t mean give us the ‘stick it out’ attitude, we generally want support and advice, because that kind of attitude just makes it worse. long story short: so far i hate my YA. hopefully my second semester in Italy will be different. I’m proud of myself for actually getting through this on my own, and you should be too, there are other people who feel exactly the way we do, and it’s such a relief. lastly, i think universities need to cover all aspects of the YA, not just the ‘good’ ones.