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4.33 / 5 based on 165 reviews
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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 within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bhengala was my favorite bar on calle Santa Lucia. Everything began in Plaza Cañadio and spread from there. BNS was an amazing beachfront nightclub with windows that looked out right on the shore.
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
I feel I would interact so much more with people if I was able to consistently come home to native language speakers in their own environment. A better view of culture through family life is preferable as well.
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Personal comments
I was very pleased with my housing situation amoungst a Spanish family. Many other international students found themselves living in lesser conditions in various apartments throughout the city, which made me appreciate my situation very much.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Well, I didn't even have a cell phone, so I relied on phone cards. Everything else was either the same or more. I paid much less to travel than I would have in America, though. I ended up spending more on Nightlife simply because I was out more than I am in my hometown.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
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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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had know how easy it was to make friends. I would have stuck my neck out there a lot more, especially at youth hostels, because everyone there is more or less like-minded in that they are travelers looking for good company.
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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
Go there! It'll change anyone's life. The Spaniards are great people, and the city of Santander has so much to offer.
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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
Don't worry about money. You can always pay it off later. You can't always travel later though.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My grammer professor taught us very well. He did some amazing work with the subjunctive form, but more incrediblely, he ended up teaching us all the swear words possible by the simple use of them in nearly every sentence. I enjoyed the Spanish day in and day out, and vastly improved.
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