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4.33 / 5 based on 17 reviews
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Juliette L
Expenses
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
Life in Latvia is really really cheap
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Juliette L
Academic
Course recommendations
Courses will be very easy and exam very hard, based in by heart, not really cool. Local student almost never spoke to us.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Try to communicate and explain better, can cannot guess what teacher want us to do
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In Latvia lot of people don't speak english, sometimes it could be very complicated.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
This was great, the city is quite small and flat in the center of Riga are cheap and close to everyhting you need
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Tim's Mints is the best bar ever in Riga! You should also see the Rock Caffe, the French bar is also a bar you should see
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Overall
I wish I had known...
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
Be sure you want to live in a really small city where you cannot speak the home language
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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
That was a really cool experience! But all the Erasmu students had toubles with the Erasmus coordinator, she was helpful at all. Otherwise the life there is really cool, the city is small so it's very easy to meet new people, the life is also very cheap and travalling cost almost nothing
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