I did not have much expectations about this country. People are relatively polite, but reserved. Living in the Manchester area I hear a lot of different dialects of English language. This melting pot has Irishmen, Scotts, Northern Englishmen and my favourite; Liverpoolians. After couple of weeks I got used to hearing all this weird lingo, and actually picked up few idioms into my own vocabulary…
Living conditions provided by the University of Salford are unpleasant, to say the least. Charging around 300 pounds a month for a 8 square meter room in a house shared with 10 other people AND mice is a bit too much. Hot water is an occasional visitor in our house and leaking ceilings are something to get used to…
Education on the other hand has been very good. Professors are very motivated in teaching and helping us with the assignments and are more than happy to evaluate the work and give guidance throughout our semesters. Even though the level of actual studies is quite low here, basic stuff that we’ve already covered band at home, the facilities and “off-programme” guidance have been superb.
The facilities are the place that I’ve been spending most of my time in. I don’t really care about the city itself, I saw pretty much all there is to see in the first two months. Nothing special.
When I’m not in the studios of our school learning all the gadgets and recording, I spend most of my time mostly in Castle Irwell, the student village. There are a lot of great people staying here with whom we hang out, drink beer and play pool. The atmosphere is mutually bored with the surrounding areas and the lack of activities.
Overall, I’m very happy to have come here. I’ve made a lot of new friends and learnt a lot about sound engineering and studio work, which was the main reason to study abroad:)
-Viktor
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