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Malin B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Cheap Telephone Cards are just not as freely availabale as in the UK, thus international calls were overall more expensive from Spain.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Malin B
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I feel comfortable using Spanish in all situations and would like to learn more Business Spanish, which would help in writing my dissertation.
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Malin B
Overall
I wish I had known...
Since I have spent a lot of time in Spain prior to my Erasmus year I was aware of most things before I arrived in Alicante.
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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
University of Alicante is a great University. It's clean and modern with a lot of facilities on campus. Try to interact with Spanish students as much as possible and find out what is going on in town.
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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
Alicante is a nice town, however should the opportunity arise to go further south I would take it since I believe that it is even easier to interact with Spanish people there and to learn about their culture.
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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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Malin B
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Personal comments
The 'Barrio' is great for going out. Labradores is my favorite tapas bar, also located in the 'Barrio'.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I prefer living on my own in a self contained flat or to share with other students.
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Personal comments
Tha flat was excellent, just a bit cold during the winter since we did not have any central heating. The landlord and the neigbours treated us very well and we could ask them for anything.
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