u/Present_Tailor2268

I recently moved to Spain and was super curious about what the beauty standard is like here, especially among university students.

Is there a particular “look” that tends to be considered especially attractive or popular among young people here? Like certain hair, makeup, body types, clothing, etc.?

And I’m also curious about people who don’t necessarily fit that typical look. For example, Asians, darker-skinned people, or people who are more chubby/curvy. Do you feel like those features are generally considered attractive here too, or is there a noticeable preference for a certain type?

I’d especially love to hear from Spanish people or people who have lived here for a while, and what you’ve personally noticed rather than just general stereotypes!

I'm currently studying in Comillas Spain, and I've stayed here in Madrid for around a week now with my family. Now that they've left, I feel so lonely and even homesick already.

I'm super worried that I'll end up having my 4 month exchange experience alone since the few times I've had the chance to make friends, I dont really seem to click with anyone (we had an orientation in comillas already for all the international students). I also just moved onto my student residence and I'm in a single room, so I dont really have any "flatmates/roomates" so I feel super alone.

Also, the school I went to has a huge international student population, but it feels most people speak spanish (i dont know how to speak spanish at all), and it feels less international compared to IE or such. So the language barrier is also another problem that I've been thinking about. Also, most of the students in my dorm seem to also go to IE so they seem to stick to each other...

Another thing is most of the people for some reason are really attractive... Like many of the girls and guys are just straight up beautiful and handsome while I honestly am not the prettiest girl out there, for context, im a bit chubby and not in a curvy way, and I feel I just look very different from them since im fil-chi.

So yea, in just really scared that I'd spend the next 4 months of my life essentially alone... Since I've been struggling to make friends and not to mention, I have a hard time just joining in with people I havent met yet....