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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?
Living in an apartment is what most of the spanish students do and so it gives the opportunity to live with native and therefore to improve the language quicker than if you are hearing it only at university and practicing it only with other foreigners
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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: 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
El palacio: a night club where all foreigners go, it's good but a bit expensive
Sol: very touristic part of Madrid with a lot of pubs, good but also a bit expensive
Moncloa: cheaper but with a lot of teenagers
the last one is my favourite one but I can't remember the name of this part of Madrid, it's more "special" and cheaper
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Academic
Course recommendations
Study in Spain is very "theoric", it requires a lot of by heart learning
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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
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That studying in Madrid is not as easy as in the south of Spain. Most people will tell you that when you are in Erasmus, you don't have to study, it's not true. You might study less than in your country because you have less courses but the difficulty is to study in a language which is not your mother language, so it requires more time!
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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
To choose your courses, don't base your decision only on the course description, try to ask other students which teacher to choose and ask to see how big it is first!
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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
To find an apartment in Spain, there are ad in papers but also through the streets and at university. Try to be there by september, don't wait the beginning of the classes (october). It's easier for girls to fing than for boys.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone because I would call my friends and family in Belgium at least once a week and travel less because I didn't visit anything but Madrid, I just didn't find the time to do so, I was enjoying myself so much ...
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I think that the best way to learn a language is to live in the appropriate country, so when I get to Spain, my spanish was pretty poor because I was not a very good student in Belgium. But overthere, I was living with spanish girls and so I lived Madrid with a great level!
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