What not to do? Well, I can't say that the city itself had any major glaring problems. Any problem I had stemmed from the contents of the University of Michigan progam.
I'll try to nit-pick a little, but over all it is a great city!
First: Do not feel rushed to see the whole entire city in one afternoon! I felt that i needed to explore the whole entire city because I thought there would be a lot to do. During the week, if you're not busy with school work, you'll have plenty of time to wander around and find neat little spots in the city that you can enjoy. I have walked the entire city at least 3 times by now just from getting lost. There is a lot to see, but don't feel rushed.
B: Do not...I'm having a really hard time writing this. I guess I would suggest to NOT go to the same places every day/night. This city has a very wide variety of restaraunts, tapas bars, bars, clubs, et al. It is nice to find a place where you know some locals and can make friends in your daily routine, but check out other places! Find out which place has the best patatas bravas. Find out which place has the cheapest beer. Discover everything
Additionally: Do not rent hotels. Try and find hostels. Plan your trips far in advance so that you aren't stuck with a 250 euro hotel room for 1 night. It really puts a damper on the funds when you have to buy things at the last minute. I didn't have any plans when I came here and ended up paying a lot of money for last minute reservations and such.
This place is great. There isn't much that you can do wrong besides speak English and piss of the locals.
Juanito - great suggestion of not falling in to the habit of visiting one place (I, too, am guilty of this). Exploring all the new places will lead to a mix of good and negative experiences but they will all be new, unique, something we cannot do in Ann Arbor. Great idea.
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