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4.02 / 5 based on 90 reviews
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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
It is easier for me to understand peolple talking spanish, than to speak it myself, not that I can't but my selfconfidence needed a boost.
In the biginning I found it very hard to speak spanish in public, I was afraid they would laugh about me. During my spanish course I got more confidence in myself speaking in public. I enjoyed talking with the spanish students and friends and my knowledge of spanish has definately been improved thanks to my time in Pamplona.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because at home, I live with my parents and I do not have to pay my housing and food. I also don't travel a lot in Holland. The Nightlife in Pamplona is much cheaper than in Holland, but in Holland I don't go out as much as in Pamplona, because here it is also normal to meet people at home instead of going to a bar all the time.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That tehe teachers were very hard to find when you needed them.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you study hard and choose the right subjects you will learn a lot.
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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
If you travel from Holland to Pamplona, you have to keep in mind that it will be a long trip. There are direct flights to pamplona, but they are very expensive.
Go to a bank (caja Navarra) and get yourself a pass where you can put money on for traveling by bus, this is more convenient than paying every time entering a bus.
Get a housing contract, this will avoid paying problems, discussions with the owner and costs afterwards.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Most of the time the teachers red information which we had to rewrite on paper and study.....?They did not bring "life" in the lessons.
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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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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Because I really like living with people with different nationalities.
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Personal comments
I got a list with adresses which I could call to see if they had any rooms free. On that list you could also find the amount of the rent and which faciliteis they had on that particulair adress. I thought that it was a good combination of basic information given by the university and personal action in search of a place to stay.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I really loved to go to a nightclub called Marengo. I really liked this club because they played a lot of spanish music and I could always find my friends there.
I also liked to hang around in the many bars in the old part of Pamplona.
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