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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
Personal comments
Ovelha Negra, my favourite. In Cerdanyola, Cafe Gaúcho.
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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 troughout my student life I have lived with many diferent people, and now I would like to be alone.
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Personal comments
I guess the vila universitaria is quite good, it needs to have more rooms! I have seen so may people ansious to live there... but there were not enough rooms.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the cost of life in Barcelona is superior comparing to the cost of life in Braga. One coffee in Braga: 0,60 €. One coffee in Barcelona: 1 €.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Always bring some food to university.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
Yes. I wish I had known better my room mate. I had to search for another house because of her.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Please make a bigger restaurant with good and chip menus and not only bars.
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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
If you're portuguese (from the north), travel to barcelona by Vigo, whether flying or going in train. It's a lot more chip!
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In Catalonia, the Catalan is the oficial language. I didn't know how to speak Catalan, but all the clases were in Spanish. So I have to thank the teachers that change their mother language to spanish for the erasmus.
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