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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I want a nice and cklean home if I can afford it
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
To be careful with your bags... and not to get robbed
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
hard to manage to study effectively ! requirements pretty high!
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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...
That I will find my future husband there!Hihi Lucky me that I have chosen BCN! The City and way of life is great and in a few moths I hopefully will be back in BCN sharing a life with the man I had once met there!
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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
To know the Spanish Lge at least a bit!
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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
Its quite useful when you know where to stay/live before you go to BCN as I found it really hard to find a nice place to share with people!They rent flats I couldnt imagine they exist! According to my experience a nice room (clean but tiny) will cost you minimum 300 Euro- if less you are lucky!
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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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It is very important to meet locals and not to hang around with people who speak your mother tongue or English. In Bcn it is quite difficult because many pèeople speak Catalan and the University doesn't care about foreign students who doesnt speak Catalan. So it can be quite difficult in some areas of study to find courses in Castillano. It is recommended to speak at least some Spanish before going to BCN. This was may a very big mistake of mine!
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