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Housing
Type of housing: shared with spanish girl
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Personal comments
Organized quite well. If you wish, accomodation is arranged through University.
As the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona is situated about half an hour by train from Barcelona, I would not choose to live on campus.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I loved the Cafe Royale (but a friend told me it is different now), Parc Guell, it isn't worth going to the "Maremagnum"!
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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...
Don't think so.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is different from German universities, so you should contact native students.
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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
Although it might not be that comfortable you should organize accomodation yourself accomodation organized by the university often is situated outside Barcelona where I personally would feel quite lonely. But this certainly depends on the people you live with. I lived in Cerdanyola, a small town near the University, and I wasn't lucky at all.
If I were to go back I would certainly choose to live in Barcelona although this means about 1,5 hours of travelling a day to go to and to return from classes at University.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Higher telephone bills because I often called my family and friends in Germany.
Nightlife is more expensive in Barcelona than in Hildesheim.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Although a majority in Barcelona speaks Catalan, I had no problems at all learning Spanish. Only very few people refused talking Spanish to me and insisted on Catalan.
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