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Deborah D
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had prooblems in speaking with other foreigners speaking English,I didn't like that too much.The English spoken was pretty poor(by not-native language speakers)
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Deborah D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Here life is less expensive
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Telephone, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Go to buy at the markets and not to ALBERTHEIJN whcih is the most expensive supermarket of the whole Netherlands
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Deborah D
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More contact with Dutch students
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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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Deborah D
Overall
I wish I had known...
Maybe to know more the town
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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
Study regularly
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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
Buy immediately a second-hand bike
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Deborah D
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best places to go are the squats and the places not known very well by the tourists
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Deborah D
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
More contact with Dutch people and the possibility of speaking Dutch
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Personal comments
It was not too bad,but I would have preferred to stay more with other Dutch students and to live more close to the centre
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