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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
You are more independet than in the student residence
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
All the bars in the "Barrio humedo".
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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...
No, the university provides you with good information about everything which is important.
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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
Small city, small university. Pretty familiar, easy to adapt.
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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
Try to get a tutor ("Patrino"). If you are lucky, you get one which really helps you, like me.
Helps you to look for a room, courses, etc.
Try to find a room in a shared flat (piso compartido) just with spanish. Hard at the beginning, but you are forced to learn. Stay away from other students from your home country. Make friends with spanish students and from other countries. You won't regret.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Spain and especially León is pretty cheap in the accomodation sector.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
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
The international study experience helped me a lot to improve my Spanish. At the end in everyday situations I was even thought to be Spanish.
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