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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
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
A club in the area zone as La zona is going to be fun, places such as Boxes. Plaza de Pillar is beautiful and surrounded in culture within the museums in the area and life within the people. Many beautiful areas off the plaza de independencia.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Greater freedom of movement and activity
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Personal comments
As a university residence, Pignatelli Halls weren't bad but being a 20 min bus journey from the faculty were I studied was a little bit of a hassle when there were halls next to the faculty that I wasn't informed of and wasn't allowed to transfer to. The facilities seemed ok though I never used them as I used an external gym to met new people and a laundry in town. The food was the worst point with everything very greasy!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The cost of life was considerably less than that of london.
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Overall, Travel, Food, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Don't go into halls, but find an apartment as housing is surprisingly cheap and so is food shopping.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Take courses such as Direccion Commericial and English interpretation and translation.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More help should have been provided for the Erasmus students
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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...
No as i had been in spain before and knew how to live there.
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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
Good teaching methods and sports and proves a very good place to learn spanish as there is little dialect.
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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 travelled all over spain whilst studying in Zaragoza. By bus you are about 3 hours from Barcelona and Madrid, from where you can easily access the whole of Spain. Iberia did deals for 10,000 ptas about €60 to travel anywhere in Spain if you are under 26. Barcelona is a must and so is the south of Spain.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the university learnt a lot of acedemic spanish, however when i moved to Barcelona to work I learnt far more "living" Spanish
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