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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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I learned spanish very well and i liked it very much to do so. I used several posebilities to speak the language also in my home country. Problems I had with the catalan. Ich reached a level I could understand the local language but I never really learned to speak it.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Becaus it was just more expensiv or I met a more diversive offer.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
the housing is very expensive and compared to the nightlive witch is expensive too, it issn't possible to save some money because you have to pay the flat.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
What I knew after.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Its better to speak spanish at least almost fluently to cope with the learning of catalan.
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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
Don't study to much - you can do at home. Go into the city, into nightlife! Use the possibileties of a big city to make volunteer and get practical experience.
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because now I have a family. I want to live together with my wife and my little son.
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Personal comments
Th campus is far from the city. So it`s good for studying but not for lerning language and living in the foraign country.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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