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Allison M
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
My favourite bar had to be El Desierto Rojo, another good one is La Negra Flor. The discoteca Asklepios was very popular with the Erasmus students
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
All the Erasmus students found flats together, they were cheap, central and very easy to find
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Personal comments
My flat was lovely, right next to the faculty, and a good distance from the centre of town
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the end of the year I found my Spanish had improved greatly, mostly thanks to my tandem partner, which is also a great way to get to know the locals
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Academic
Course recommendations
I enjoyed my literature classes the most, the history class I took was a wasn't great
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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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Allison M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Everything was a lot cheaper in Valladolid, and the exchange rate worked in my favour too
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, not really.
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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
I had the best year of my life in Valladolid, although the experience varies from person to person, but most people I knew had a great time, I was reluctant to come home!
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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
Ryanair fly directly from London Stansted to Valladolid, cheap and handy.
Local students are friendly and helpful but don't really go out of their way to make friends with you, all my friends, bar a few, were other foreign students
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