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3.99 / 5 based on 303 reviews
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food was cheaper. For my mobile I normally have a contract in Holland and there I had a pre-pay card. Accomodation there was smaller and therefor cheaper. I went out more, maily becuase of the wether and boring room mates. I traveled more because I was in another country, although the metro was cheaper than my public transportation card in the Netherlands.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
Be prepared for catalan
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The professors should make a bigger efforts to the test the students' insights in the material in stead of asking them what they've read.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I whish had known more spanish before, that wouldn't have made the first weeks so hard.
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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 evaluating students more on insight in the material
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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
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I understand just about any word, sentence or slang that the spanish can think of. In my spoken spanish I don't use that much slang because it's easier to talk without it. You simply speak faster when you don't need to think of some saying or slang every time you say a sentence. The only reason that I learned the language so well in such a short period is that I studied there and was in a class full of spanish(/catalan) people. Most of my friends were spanish(or spanish speaking) as well and all my other friends were there since september and already spoke the language quite well when I arrived. So I only had people I could learn from.
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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?
Because I had the best time ever. I had an appartment with two balconies.
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Personal comments
The accomodation is Ok. The building was quite modern and well taken care of. The computer facilities could have been better though.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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 social experience
Personal comments
My favorite spots were the place where there were a lot of people. That about in any at any time in Barcelona. I very much liked my own neighbourhood "Gracia" which had a lot of small bars, restaurant and squares(plazas) with terrases. And I very much liked the neighbourhood around the Rambla, where there were always a lot of people. Best place: La Oveja Negra, just next to the Rambla. Everyone knows it, but it's so incredibilby easy to make new contacts over there. That's what I loved about it.
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