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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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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Leaving on your own or with other erasmus students is a great experience
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Personal comments
The UPC doesn't have a campus, the only possibility is to rent an house possibly with other erasmus
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
the only problem during the academic year could be the catalan; it depends on the teacher but some the majority of classes are in catalan
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
the problem of house renting in barcelona
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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
Try to organize more erasmus activities and improve the communication beetween the erasmus and the teachers
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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
If u have the possibility go one month before your departure just to find home; don't worry about the university problems, just go!!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Try to respect the proposed dates, 'cause arriving late on september/february could mean lose the possibility of doing the favourite exam
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Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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