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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Pat O'Brian, The Snake and Jakes, The Lafayette
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
If I am to study at the university, I do not want to live their, because otherwise I would be on campus day and night.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I spoke english fluently before even going to the United States. However, you always improve your language skills when you go abroad.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Cooking french food is much more expensive than cooking american food. Though, I prefer french food.
I had only 12 hours class a week in the USA, compared to 24 in Paris. That is the reason why I could go out a lot more in New Orleans.
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Food, Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I already knew people who went there through the same exchange program.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Try to meet all the people living in the city, not only the students on campus: you will learn a lot more about the New Orleans' culture
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Academic
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