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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Night life is a lot more expensive than in Holland and you still want to drink the same. In Holland I travel for free. So that makes it automatically more expensive.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you take money out of the cash machine, it costs you every time 5 guilders(2 dollars, 400 Pesetas). So you have to take big amounts out of the machine to save the costs.
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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: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I already spoke spanish, so it was not that hard to understand and to speak. The problem was the Catalan language. Now i understand the catalan, but i hardly speak it.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no, if you know things in advance it is not an adventure anymore.
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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
It is better to study at the UB than the UAB. The UB is right in the centre of Barcelona. The UAB is 30 min. by train
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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
Enjoy a stay in another country while you can
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Academic
Course recommendations
The problem is that the language is Catalan. I had 3 classes. 2 were in Catalan. That makes it hard to understand. There are spanish classes, but then they are at really weird times of the day. Another problem is that it took me 3 days to inscribe. It is just typical spanish.
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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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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
In Barcelona there are just to many things to see. The night life is great. There are hundreds of disco´s all over the city. Mirablau, Bucaro, Otto Zutz, Rosebud are some cool disco´s. If you want to have some good food you can always buy the Guia del Ocio.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I don´t like to live with families. I like the independence. Besides, I had to travel by train to go to university. I was looking for an appartment that was close to the trainstation in the centre of Barcelona.
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Personal comments
Didn´t use the accoodation at the university
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