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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Disco: El Bataplan
Café: el Zurriola in front of the Gros beach ; The Molly Malone on Thursday nights
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I like the idea of finding a place by myself, of choosing it and of choosing the people I want to live with.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
working for the bars
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Academic
Course recommendations
They were too many hours; I didn't have much time to have a social life even if the few time I spent going out and meeting people was very good
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Less hours of work!
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
that the program was so heavy and some of the teachers a bit close-minded
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Don't do the MBA program unless you are ready to work 14 hours a day and during the week end
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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
The Basque countryside is really beautiful. When you are a girl, going out is almost completely free. Do not speak about politics with basque people unless you know them well. Don't think they are your friends for ever, they are very family centrated.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The local language was Basque and I never felt attracted by the idea of learning it. I loved learning Spanish and I am very happy to speak it fluently now.
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