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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food is more expensive here and it is more difficult to find some food as well; i ´ve spent a lot travelling because it is a great chance to do it here. In fact, if a want to travel like this from my country it would be much more expensive in the long-term, so, for me this is a save, because travelling is one of my priorities. That´s why i try to expend less in telephone and so on, but this country is in general more expensive than mine, so sometimes it is quite hard.
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Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
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
Personal comments
There´re many no-lectures courses in which only an exam is requiered, but i´d recommend a littel guide to study these courses or a tutor to ask to.
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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...
People had a much better knowledge of english language than me, so it was a nasty surprise for me. I thought everyone had the same situation more or less, but it was not like this.
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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
I would recommend more english courses to exchange students, because they are very demanded and sometimes it is difficult to find them
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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
This has been a great experience for me, not only because i have improved my english, but also because i learnt a lot about people and this culture. I learnt also from the bad things and for example i know now how important is the weather in the daily life, because this has been one of the harder things here for me to fight with.
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning it was quite difficult because i had never been abroad and spoke in english with other people so i was not used to do it, but little by little it is becoming easier and also people here have been a great help for me to learn.
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Because it´s the best way to know peolple from other countries but having enough independence at the same time.
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Personal comments
Housing at this university is in general focused to the exchange students, so it is easy to find all facilities for a good price.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are some good places in Turku which are important to be known, like "The Old School", that is a beautiful cafe-bar now, but it was a real school many years ago. But, the most interesting thing of Finland is the wide possibilities that an exchange student can have to travel to other countries because there are many discounts and facilities to do it.
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