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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was difficult to understand at the beginning, overall because the differente accents that I found and also because they talk quite fast, but after 2 or 3 months you got used to it and it is easier everyday.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because the cost of life in Ireland was a huge different from Spain, everything was more expensive in general.
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Food, Travel, Housing, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife:
was more 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
Personal comments
I really improve my level of English and my knowledge of translation.
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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...
the expensive cost of life
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
it has a lot of services for the 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
It was a fantastic experience but you have to work hard, but it is worth it. And besides, I would really like to go to work in a foreign country, since for me just a year it was not enough and I want to go abroad and continue improving my language skills and of course meet interesting people from everywhere.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Arts Festival which takes place in July at Galway it is really interesting.
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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 to live my life independently, and because I really had a good experience sharing a flat.
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Personal comments
I do not know because I did not live at campus, but I could see some friends'houses in the campus and I did not like them, they were not so comfortable as the normal houses.
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