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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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Spent more on telephone because I bought a mobile there - on nightlife becasue obviously went out more and travelld more too.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had never studied Spanish before so it was very difficult in the first few months - but not impossible, it just added to the experience. But I took prvate lessons in a school and soon was very fluent. After a few months, I realised I had to make a lot of SPanish friends as well becasue, always being with outher international students - I only spoke english with them.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How bad the situation was with accomodation. I stayed in a hostel for 2 weeks looking for accomodation. Also, met 2 other ERASMUS students at random to share the accomodation with. If i had been better prepared, I would have arrived in Madrid before the huge influx of students and then would have had the pick of best accomodation. Also i had never stuied spanish before i went and wish i was a bit more prepared.
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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
It is a very good university.
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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
You must travel! To Granada, Toledo and Cordoba. If you can, to the north of Spain (I could't) like Bilbao etc.. I went to Lisbon too which was beautiful.
Have a great time and don;t let anything get in the way!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Personal comments
Favourite Clubs: Kapital, Palacio Real
Bar/Clubs: La Notte, Comedy Bar, Plaza Santa Ana.
Favourite Spots: Puerta Del Sol, Temple de Bod, Santiago Bernabeu
Travel musts: Granada, Toledo, Cadiz, Corodba, Barcelona.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Althoug it is very difficult to find accomodatino in Madrid ,it is much cheaper than university accomodation.
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