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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
Living with a family was an excellent opportunity to learn the language and to understand the local culture.
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Personal comments
I am ver thankful for the international affairs committee for having arranged me the accomodation, and constantly making sure that everything was OK with me. Also, I had the most perfect host of all: Mrs Goulart both taught me Portuguese and Brasilian culture, and also become one of my best friends.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
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Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Naturally, learning a new language was a hard job. Anyhow, thanks to the excellent language cources, the most helpful Brasilians, and my knowlendge in Spanish, I learned Portuguese quickly and efficiently.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I already had studied in a Latin country before and visited Brazil, so I was pretty prepared
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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 quality teaching, everybody is very helpfull for the international students that at least try to speak Portuguese
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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
Brazil is definately an adventure: they call it Belindia: a Belgium within an India.
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Academic
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