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Angie H
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
naima bar - one of the best cocktail bars
iguana bar - un locale straordinario
Round midnight - meeting point for Erasmus students every thursday
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I shared the apartment with Italian students ..... the best way to improve my Italian!
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Personal comments
It's very disappointing that the university does not help you at all with the housing. I had to look for 2 weeks to find a room in an apartment. In this period I had to pay a lot for a hotel.
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Angie H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
housing and food is pretty expensive
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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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
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Overall
I wish I had known...
about the legal facts about housing
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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
Don't hesitate in asking teachers/local students if you have any problems/questions. They're very helpful
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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 loved this exchange semester. I'd love to do another one if I had the money and at the host university they offered good courses for my studies!!
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Angie H
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
since i already knew Italian pretty well i didn't have any problems at all
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