Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? A self-selected house shared with other people of different countries as a community is the best experience you can make . . . like in Auberge Espanol!

Personal comments:
If you have the choice, don't go to Yeats Village!! They are kind of strange in money matters and contracts for the rooms. Also the security personnel is instructed to prohibit every kinf of party or even a dinner with more than 3 people. That's mad, 'cause you need to meet with your new friends - even at night! The frase "All non-residents have to leave!" is quite normal! And the most annoying abot that is, that they don't stop parties when the celebrities are Irish! Can you believe that?! But, ok, you have Internet all the time and a short 5 min. walk to the college. If you really sign in here, than make sure, not to have Irish Firstyearers sharing the rooms with you, 'cause they are very rude and never clean up, if you don't drill them to do (which is no fun at all)!

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal comments:
TNC, The Left Bank, Foley's, Furey's, McGarrigals, O'Neills (but only for ERASMUS Parties) etc.

Course recommendations:
Don't think too much, take it easy! The level in Environmental Science is not so high, that you easily can pass the exams with a little effort! Get some old exams and go through them, that's it! Visit the websites of the lecturers; there is often good information available (but only a few people look at them)! Don't give up, if you don't the Irish accents during the first month! You will understand them after a while, for sure!

Personal comments:
Give the notes to the students in the beginning of the semester! Overheads are shit and hard to follow, if you don't understand the words or if you have to listen to the lecturer while copying the overhead!

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits:
Germany is in any point of view, except in mobil phone rates, cheaper than Ireland.

Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Food: was the same price as at home.

Travel, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
At the moment I have no idea!

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!