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Giulia M
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
It was a great experience, rich in several aspects: language, culture, travelling and social life. I integrate an international community of young people. People in Madrid are open-minded and out-going, there are so many places to go that I do not known which one is the best: Pacha, Ananda, Lateral, el Retiro...
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Giulia M
Housing
Type of housing: with flatmates
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: with flatmates
Why?
It was a great experience. I learnt how to share things and pleasent moments with foreign people of my age. It was I multicultural experience that I repeat at the moment in France, my second host country (because I am Italian)
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Personal comments
I was not housing at the university
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Giulia M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Life in Spain is cheaper than in France
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Giulia M
Academic
Course recommendations
I would say that they should offer more language courses because they focus really well on economics subjects and it is a pity that they do not do the same for English,French, Italian courses
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Perhaps a faster organization with the administrative process
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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...
Nothing special, I feel like home in Spain, life is similar to Italy, my native country.
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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
I like the way it works, I think felt home there and classes where interesting with interacting groups.
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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 think that you can learn a lot with such experiences, I am used to live abroad (Tokyo,Paris,Catania,Monte-Carlo...)but I think that Spain is a very rich country in terms of culture and social life. My advice is to be brave and go abroad, is the best way to learn a language, to be independent, to understand how to do business with foreigners.
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Giulia M
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 already had good Spanish skills before going to Madrid because I used to live there when I was a child. Now people tell me that I have reached a bilingual level
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