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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Living on campus has its good sides but if I were to go back to Barcelona I would certainly want to try out living in the centre of the city.
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Personal comments
The accomodation is very good and I was very happy with the apartment, which was nice and clean.
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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 both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Opera House of Liceu!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I had a pretty good idea of the university before going thanks to its web pages and the things I had heard from previous ERASMUS students at the UAB.
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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
The courses at the Faculty were not especially useful or interesting to me but as an experience my stay at Barcelona was unforgettable.
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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
I honestly think that Barcelona is the greatest city in the whole world and wish to go back some day! Anyone thinking of going will certainly fall in love with the city...
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had no problemas with Catalan as all my courses at the Faculty of Translation were given in Spanish.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
More things to do - you don't go abroad to save money but to experience new things.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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