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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
More independence and freedom than in a Residence
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The best places to have a beer around the ULB are "Le Tavernier" and "l´Atellier" , and about restaurants, "La Bastoche" is the best in price/quality.
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At first it was a little bit difficult since I couldn´t speak french, but I managed quite well after a month.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life is quite more expensive in Brussels than in Spain
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Brussels isn´t such well organized as to be the most international city in Europe, but it´s great.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Be patient about schedule changes all the time.
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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
Bring an umbrella and a raincoat with you and everything will be ok :)
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Academic
Course recommendations
It´s quite a mess. Timetables changing all the time, suddenly dissapeared courses and no info about exams.
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Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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