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Estrangin M
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
So many bars, just walk in the 'zona vieja' and choose the overcrowded ones!
So many cafés just walk in the zona vieja
Events in la plaza del obradoiro or in la quintana (concerts,dances...)the magostos (november),the Nunca Mais political manifestation, San Juan (june), and all the festivals 'cortosmetraxes' (cine, july), en pé de pedra (june), the 25th of July is Saint James look at the sky!!And visit all Galicia it's beautiful!!!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It helps you to be more independant
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because life is cheeper in Galicia!
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Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Academic
Course recommendations
Don't be worry about galician clases. Take it easy, they are all very helpfull
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No it was very good!
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
That is was raining!!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Register!!They love foreign students
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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
Send me mails I be able to answer you for anything!!
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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: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At first I was ashamed not to express myself correctly but I tried to speak and meet local people and I progressed a lot!Go ahead!!
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