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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I recommend the bars "La Mision" and "Astronomo" (but I worked for them so I'm not entirely impartial), Mulligan's, 37 Grados, Havana.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Living in an apartment provides a high degree of independence.
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Personal comments
The International Students Office at the Universitat d'Alacant has a very efficient housing department. I was given the address of the apartment with great timing and I was fully satisfied with the quality of it. Besides, sharing it with other international students was the best way to improve languages and integrate.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because I rated Erasmus as a great opportunity for self improvement and I prefered to live it fully.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as 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
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That you can't get in most bars with sport shoes!
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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
I recommend the students to avail theirselves of all the helpful services of the local International Students Office.
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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 believe Erasmus is an excellent opportunity for self development and enrichment, since it allows a student to get in contact with many other cultures and to broaden his/her horyzons. Therefore it must not be treated as a mere "party party" period but as a full-rounded experience.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Being my native language (Italian) and the one of the host university/city (Spanish) similar I had a good advantage, but nonetheless the university courses and activities, student life and the city itself altogether allowed me to learn Spanish very quickly.
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