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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Las Ramblas is fun, but there are a lot of tourists there. OttoZoots was a really fun club. Barcelona is just full of great places to eat and go clubbing. Explore as much as you can.
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
I thought that living and interacting with my host family was a great experience. It was a great way to practice my spanish and eat authentic spanish food. My family was very accomodating and hospitable.
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Personal comments
Living with a host family is the way to go.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I just took the courses they told me to. I was studying there through a study abroad program.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I didn't really study that much. It was more about cultural experience rather than academics.
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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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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
When I first got there I was a little timid about using my spanish in some situations. It was a little intimidating at first. After a while I became more comfortable and really enjoyed interacting with the locals. I think that living with a host family gave me the most help with improving my spanish.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Can't really think of anything.
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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 didn't have a whole lot of experience with the actual university. My study abroad group was pretty much isolated from the rest of the university.
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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
Just have fun and experience the culture as much as you can.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I went out to the bars quite a bit, so that I was I spent more money on nightlife than I normally do here. I spent a lot using the telephone because I made several calls back to the US.
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Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
All I can say is that you will probably spend more than you think you will. Before you go abroad, try to think of every possible cost that you could encounter.
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