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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Every thursday in the student center you could go to a special concert, students of the music school playing instruments and singing. It was really brilliant. If do you prefer to drink a pint of beer with your friends you could go to the "ambrog" or "costigans", in the city center. In Washington Street,I can not remember its name, there was a warm coffee place, ideal to relax with your friends looking the River. Finally, you never must miss seeing the cathedral, the university building, the gardens, the bridges. In summary,you will enjoy walking the Cork streets.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I have already lived in an apartment and I enjoyed it. Nowadays I am not a student so I would rather stay away from the campus. I would only take into account the other options if one apartment were impossible to get it.
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Personal comments
Living abroad is one of the best experiences in all my life. I met good people with different culture and they made me feel at home. I recommended it to everybody. For this reason, I want do it again and actually
I am trying to go to work abroad.
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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
In the first days I was crazy. The Irish accent was really difficult to me because I always studied english accent. But I was lucky because of the fact that irish people are very polite and they try to explain everything till you understand it.
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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
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because at home I live with my parents. I had to learn to spend my money.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
All was perfect to me so I can not recomend nothing.
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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
Travel is the best.
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