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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
cafe in cathedral square, calle del carmen, picnics in the turia park, free concerts at the palau de musica, FALLAS in march - fireworks and great atmosphere, malvarossa beach, the indoor market.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
to learn more of the language
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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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
would have been better to share accommodations with local students to pick up language quicker.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
food and accommodation cheaper, and bought from markets a lot. spent more on travelling as tried to explore as much as possible when there.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
opened own bank account while there - useful but needed residency certificate to get this which took time.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
more of the local language
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
friendly atmosphere, scope to study what you want if you ask, good facilities and location.
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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
cheaper to fly to alicante then get bus to valencia to save mony on getting there / being visited while there.
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Academic
Course recommendations
if we had trained more in spanish before we went this would have improved our interaction when there. friendly tutors.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
more language training once there?
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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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