Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? An apartment is the best solution for me. It allows me to organise at best my time and my space and to be totally independent

Personal comments:
I have to precise that my studies at ESCP-EAP lasted four years, in three different countries. So I had three different accomodations, three apartments. The first year I shared the apartment with a school mate, the two following years I lived alone in a flat. I really appreciated this second solution. As already said, I was totally independent and I learnt different aspects of day-to-day life (cooking, pressing...). It was a very good experience

Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
I give you my advice on the nightlife in the cities wher I studied: Paris - simply great, you can find anything you like. I specially enjoyed lounge bars like Sir Winston, Bar Fly, Man ray......and some clubs like Cabaret, Les Planches.... London - even better (according to me), even more international. People coming from all over the world is there and it's easy to talk to them in bars at night. You find two big categories of bars: irish pubs and modern bars. My favourites is Mezzo Bar (near Leicester Sq.). Some good clubs like Café de Paris, China White, The Rock, Inferno...If you like soushi, you have a big choice in London Berlin - it was a surprise for me, a fast growing city, even in terms of bars and nightlife. The best place to go out at night is Mitte, the old East side of the city. Here you find a lots of little bars where drinks are cheap and the atmosphere is unique. A city to see and to discover. In ten years Berlin will be different, it has to be seen now.

Course recommendations:
We didn't have a big choice, we just had to follow a program, with pre-fixed courses. In my opinion, it would be better to give to students the choice between the courses that they find more interesting, in order to create focused profiles.

Personal comments:
none

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Everything is more expensive in Paris.

Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

I wish I had known...
I would have preferred to have a better knowledge of the foreign languages. At the beginnig, it was very difficult for me to understand everything. But, as I sais, it was very challenging and I am really proud that I finally suceeded.

In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.