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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I enjoyed the Parque del Alamillo which was a beautiful wide open space park on the Isla de Cartuja with lovely walks. I also enjoyed a lovely little Italian restaurant called San Marco in the Santa Cruz region of the city. Then there is the obvious....the cathedral, Plaza de Espana and all the beautiful museums and architecture around the city.
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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?
I liked living independently in my own apartment but if I was doing it again, I would choose another location.
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Personal comments
There was no housing at the university offered to us and as far as I am aware there is none at all.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
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
I believe that to efficiently learn a lanuage it is essential to spend time and live in a country where your chosen language is spoke. I would never be able to speak Spanish like I can if I had not spent time living and studying in Spain.
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Academic
Course recommendations
There was very little involvment of the students in classes. Students were not encouraged to expresses their own thoughts on the subject matter. Students were more or less expected to regurgetate information word for word for the exams. I found this manner of teaching did not encourage any independent thinking from the students. I would have liked more class participation.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More class participation.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
All living expenses in Spain were cheaper than in Ireland.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No financial surprises other than that everything was significantly cheaper. The only cost saving tip I could give would be not to eat out in tourist areas (city centre, Santa Cruz, all along the river....) because those areas are all more expensive. Also the Mercadona supermarkets tend to be the cheapest.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing really....there was plenty that I didn't know before going but that was part of the experience getting to know a completly different culture.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
My overall experience at the University wasn't great. I found that because it was so big and there were so many foreign students, the staff were generally unhelpful. I also found there were little efforts on the part of the University to integrate the foreign students with local 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
I loved Seville. The people were great and it was such a wonderful experience getting to know and be a part of a city and culture that is not my own. A good thing to keep in mind when going to Seville is that the people are very direct. They sometimes say things that would be considered too forward in many cultures. It is important not to mistake that for rudeness....it is just part of their culture.
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