Hi there SantiagoTraveler,
Not really things that are crucial... but here are some things to think about:
- Don't know if the university will get you a dorm room. If not, have a look here for some ideas on how to get a room:
viewtopic.php?p=1636
If you can afford it, old town is great... old stone houses/streets + good if you want to go out in the weekend
- USC (University of Santiago de Compostela) has Wifi, once here and registered you need to fill out a form to get username/password to use it. There is not coverage all over campus, but it works great where there is coverage.
- If you don't know Spanish, you will learn a lot during your stay. Why? Because "no one" here know English. Bring a small dictionary that you can have in your pocket...
- I get a lot of questions like. Can I buy this and that in Santiago? The answer is probably yes... have a look at
http://www.elcorteingles.es , they have a big department store here.
- Are you bringing a laptop? It looks like you are from the US, so you need the power adapter... probably just the tiny ($3,- from Radio Shack) but I would buy it in the US... that thing could be difficult to get here. It is just that plug that makes you able to plug the plug into the wall... your laptop probably can do V110 - V220 without anything extra.
- Another thing is the keyboard... if you are going to write in Spanish, you would need the Spanish characters... if you even need it, buy it here.. not expensive.
... no one of these things are really important, just a few thoughts.
Un saludo,
Ivar