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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the cool ball room disco at Santo domingo (parada de metro)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I had a wonderful time living in a shared flat
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Personal comments
I had to find it by myself but the erasmus association on campus gave me a hand
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Of course it's been hard at the bigginig and the first exams in january a nigthmare, especially the oral ones of course. Nonotheless after 3 months it was great.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
the cost of living was still a bit inferior in Spain than in Paris but the difference seems to decrease everytime I go back (every month)mostly because of the euro...
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
the possibilities to stay longer
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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
don't live on campus or close to it because even if it is great it is far away from downtown Madrid
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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
Be active from the beginning. You will run out of time soon to complete everything you had planed
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Academic
Course recommendations
use the opportunity you have to choose your group and therefore a teacher you understand (some have strong accents!)
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Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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