Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? Closer to university, no need for an appartment since hardly never at home during exchange semester. Would be cheaper and campus rooms offer cleaning services

Personal comments:
Fairly good alternatives for exchange student but since I chose to live in a private appartment I don't have to many experiences to form a subjective opinion about the accomodation

Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
Milano has such a great variety of cafès, bars, discos and nightclubs and we chose to take advantage of as many as possible of them. As an exchange student the international evenings at Old Fashion Cafè was a must every wednesday - probably the most popular spot this night. In the summer season Borgo del tempo perso is an amazing place. Both inside and outside dancefloors and always packed, a little difficult to get to without a car but everything is possible when you want it enough. Cafè Solaire is also a mainly outdoor disco located on the bank of one the artificial lakes in the outskirts of the city. Interesting scene. Used to just hang out at Bar Magenta - place where all kinds of people go. Nice atmosphere, and a regular hangout for quite a few international students and au pairs. Palo Alto have a disco downstairs and a covered sidewalk cafe upstairs - aperitivo is also tasty here. The bar/aperitivo place we used the most was probably Yguana. Maybe the best aperitivo.... Good cocktails and always crowded. The places at Corso Como should not be forgotten - take your pick - there's plenty to choose from: Loola Paloosa, Hollywood, Casablanca, Touqeville, and the additional bars around. Bon divertimente.

Course recommendations:
Try out as many as possible during the first weeks. Check which of the italian courses you can read the litteratur and write the exam in english - you will be surprised.

Personal comments:
none

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Went out more, travelled more and was on exchange so had planned to spend more

Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Housing: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
More italian.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!