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4.30 / 5 based on 617 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
restaurant Cervantes, plaza mayor, contact spanish; they know the real spots
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because i have the basic knowledge and would rather live with spanish students and my host family was more interested in money than integration of me in the family
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Personal comments
it is arranged according the most common possibilities, either you live with a family or in a students house
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Academic
Course recommendations
if you take as much as possible it is the ultimate combination to learn spanish, they integrate the courses well.
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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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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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
very well organized and a pleasure to learn
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Overall
I wish I had known...
information about wher and with who to live, what kind of family
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
do what you can from your home country, it makes the start a lot easier.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because it was mor than worth it to be there and do as much as possible and have a good time with international friends and see the country
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
always expect the unexpected. it will always be more expensive than calculated before becuase of the interesting asoects and you have to make an estimation and does not know the real situation
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