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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
L'ombellico and all the caffes and bars.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To get the best of the intercultural relations between the erasmus students.
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Personal comments
I had some problems getting acomodation. I arrived later than the rest of my coallegues, but i managed to get a good room at a students dorm.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I left Italy with some solid basis of italian. All my social and academic comunication was in italian.
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Academic
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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
When you live by yourself for the first time is much more easy to spend money. There's no parent control!!
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Eat at home. Pavia's restaurants are very expensive.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Not counting with the basic knowledege of Italy, the best is to discover all by yourself.
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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
It´s a good place to make friends and to develop the italian language.
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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
Travel all around Italy, from the big cities to the little villages. Enjoy both summer and winter. Get there early to get good acomodation.
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