Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? Because I would be in constant touch with the other Erasmus Friends and closer to the centre and University.Unfortunately, they hadn't any place available for me,yet,I have stayed with some erasmus people.Though, I loved the place where I lived,because I took the best out of it,I tried to have typical dutch habits like going to the market and riding my bike from the Univ to my house.

Personal comments:
It is very good to have someone responsible in finding us acommodation, though they just garantee us a place one week before, therefore we never know if we actually will have a placement or not.

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
Amsterdam is an "international city", you can find EVERYTHING...you can meet ANYONE!There were very nice spots, such as Scape ( for who likes house music and dance until the sun rise), leidsplein is a great place to have dinner and museumPlein is THE PLACE if you are in a cultural mood. One of my best memmories, was the Museum Nacht, one special event, where you buy a ticket and during on entire night, you can visit all the Amsterdam's museums and travel by boat from one to the other. Amazing!

Course recommendations:
My courses was ok but the teachersometimes not really friendly,I had a very tough time when i did my thesis..oh Gush,I almost gave up whivh i did not!!Anyway, at my graduation day i step on in front and gave some critizises to the university board cause sometimes they put announcement eg: for exam etc too late

Personal comments:
Put more qualitive teachers and good courses, providing more sources in the library and give a student an internship opportunity providing by the university!!!!

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
I was living in a rent house and in Portugal I live with my parents, therefore I had this adittional expense. I spend less traveling beucase of my bike.Nightlife was quite the same, I didn't notice too many differences in the prices and we had a lot of erasmus home parties therefore was cheap.To sum up, I expended a lot more, mainly beucase I was living alone on my own and the prices are a bit higher than in Portugal.

Food, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Travel: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
No, I enjoyed the surprises I have experienced!

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!