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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
you go out a lot, eat a lot outside because it´s cheap. You travel more in the weekends. We didn´t had a telephone in the house.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
if you travel, go by buses, its more comfortable than some trains, and its best price
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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
It was sometimes a bit hard to unserstand every word of spanish, they speak Andaluz, so not everything is spoken very clearly, but you get a feeling for it, it´s not a problem for a long time.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no, I experienced it like this and maybe I shoud heve made more contact with local people
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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
very recommendable
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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
Go there and enjoy the city, it´s a great place to live, you can go tot the mountains and go to the beach....it has a great nature surroundings
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Academic
Course recommendations
I really liked the courses at the faculty history en geography.For example about latin America
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
there are some difference between the level of difficulty, you have to watch it for yourself, some profesors are more demanding than others. Maybe more intercambio´s is an idea, Ididn´t had a lot of contact with the spanish students
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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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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
near the albaicin and sacromonte there is a small steet with all nice bars,forgotten the name, bur there are places with good music and funny people you have tot go to plaza nueva, a lot of people and nice atmosfere, you must go to the mirador, in the albaicin. Go to this area anyway.And of course the main touristic places, the alhambra etc...
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because in a house you cam have nice contact with your roomates, it´s like a real home.
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