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Caroline J
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Mercado de los sabados in San Angel
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I liked it very much
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Personal comments
Compared to other room rates it was a bit overcharged
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Caroline J
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I read much more economic literature in Spanish than I do in Austria, so I kind of learned much more Economic terms in Spanish
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Caroline J
Academic
Course recommendations
Prof.Duncan Wood - International Relations
best professor I ever had
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
buddys should be more interested in their hosts
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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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Caroline J
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
because being in another country is experiencing another culture, includes travelling and going out much more that at home
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
the hospital fees were very high
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Caroline J
Overall
I wish I had known...
that the altitude would effect me so much
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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
it´s a very high standard university, courses are most cases very good, good professors
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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
San Miguel de Allende, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Yucatan,....
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