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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best places to visit: La Jollea beach, Coronado Island, Sea World, San Diego Zoo.
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Housing
Type of housing: friends
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
to practice the language and to know the customes of native people.
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Personal comments
Actually I found my house by myself, but I've heard from my classmates, the housing system of the university is very good.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I spend more in San Diego than in my country because the prices are higher.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
To live in San Diego is very helpful to have a car, the public transportations doesn't work well.
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Isabel C
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My experience in San Diego has been owesome, the city is very nice and interesting, I have had the opportunity to improve my english skills and meeting peple from all over the world. My experience studyding at SDSU was very good too, the place is very beautiful, I got all the resources that I needed to study and the people were very kind.
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