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Activities for Bilbao / Getxo, Spain

Cultural Immersion Opportunities

  • Get to know local students through the direct enrollment in courses offered by the host university UPV
  • Interact with local and international students in your USAC business courses
  • TABC program: Get firsthand exposure to a classroom environment and the local culture while you also earn money
  • Intern or volunteer in the areas of communications, marketing, at NGOs, sports, management consulting firms, and more
  • Practice Spanish with your Intercambio (language exchange partner)
  • Participate in sports—on and off campus
  • Attend local festivals and professional business conferences
  • Don’t miss the cultural activities on Fridays that include events around town like hiking, beach volleyball, enjoying the food of a typical “txoko,” and more
  • Private tutoring: Teach kids some English, meet a local family, and also make some extra money
  • Attend local surfing school

Cultural Fridays

The USAC Bilbao office organizes fun and cultural activities some Fridays during the semester, after Spanish courses finish for the day. These activities offer opportunities for unique cultural immersion and fun experiences for you to go to places tourist don’t go to or know about. The on-site staff organizes and attends outings to provide a local view of the visit or excursion, and to educate you more about the culture as well as learning how to get around in the local area. These events are a great way to get to know other USAC students as well as the staff while in Bilbao.

Potential activities include:

  • Hiking into the mountains and upon the cliffs surrounding Bilbao and Getxo
  • Historical walks to monuments or markets in the city
  • Taking the suspension bridge to visit the little town of Portugalete across from Getxo
  • Pizza and Beach Volley
  • Bilbao City Escape Room

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