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Erika M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I spent more on food because I was curious to taste the differenmt foods. Telephone? I called my family in the States. Accomadation? We traveled frequently. Nightlife? We went out 4-5 times a week!
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Save LOTS of money so that if any opppurtunities arrise you can do whatever you choose!
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Erika M
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I found that going out frequently to bars, coffee shops and shopping was incremental in my quest to learn the language.
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Erika M
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had brought more clothes.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I personally recommend having an open mind.
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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
Suffolk University Madrid is small but a diamond in the rough. There are many people there that are loving, warm and quite anxious to help you. Have an open mind and be a sponge. Let yourself absorb the culture, the people, the food, everything!
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Erika M
Academic
Course recommendations
I loved taking classes about the history of the country!
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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
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Erika M
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
my favorite night spots were those that we ventured out on and found ourselves. They were the "hole in the wall" bars with the best characters.
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Erika M
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I loved living on my own and having the independence of going out to meet people in the culture.
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Personal comments
Suffolk University Madrid was extremely accomadting. Moving there from the States was an enormous adjustment and the university was very helpful. Specificly, one of of my professors, Paco Frisuelo. He independently found my classmates and I housing. Without him, we would have been lost.
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