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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Don't miss Erasmus parties organized each thusrday nights in "el Palacio de Gaviria"! The place itself is worth seeing! Bet you've never partied in such a "classy" place!
For guanranteed fun, head for la Plaza Santa Ana, close to la Puerta del SOl! There are plenty of bars with different atmospheres! it's always crowded on week end!!!!!
Also try el Kapital, an amazing seven-grouded disco!!!!
Craving for pastries???? One place : la Mallorquina en la Puerta del Sol , order "un chocolate y una napolitana"!!!! For me , the best breakfast ever!!!!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I shared the apartment with a French student and two Spanish ones. It helped me improve my spoken Spanish and I was able to see how Spanish people live.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The thing is the prices of food (restaurant or home made)are lower in Spain than in France. It is the same for clothes, alcohol in bars, entries of discos, museums...That's why I used to do more things in Spain than in France so it compensates! the only big expense is the accommodation 'cause Madrid is a capital city.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
That I would love it so much....I would have asked to stay for one year instead of only six months!
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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
Icade is a really good university very renownded in Spain and in Europe! Teachers are reaLly good in their own fields and careful to students.There are also many activities proposed for students ...
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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
Spending a semester or a year abroad is an experience I will recommand to anyone who feels open minded enough to embark for a life changing advneture!!!
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Before spending a semester in Madrid, I had studied Spanish for nine years at school and had spend some time trvelling trough Spain! Indeed I didn't have major problems to understand or speak the language! Yet, I didn't speak as fluently as I wished to! Spending those 6 months in the country allowed me acquire a relly high level of spoken and written spanish. I'm at ease in every situation now....
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