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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Thursday night: International Exchange Party at Palacio de Gavirio (get tickets at Forocio Friends office for discount)
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Housing
Type of housing: shared flat
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: shared house
Why?
Because you live with different people together in one house. It's social but still smaller than a residency (expensive, rules)
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Personal comments
The housing done by the university was really bad. I ended up in a house 40 minuts from the campus. I didn't sign any contract, hired two weeks and started looking on my own.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I worked part-time before going. The savings I used to make the experiency as complete as possible.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Hiring a place in the center is expensive. Nightlife in the center also. Food & travel (take the bus) are cheap.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Learn Spanish! Get notes from local students. Introduce yourself with to the teachers, the will examin you!
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
It's better to start in September since new people arrive. In february there are already groups made up.
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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's a serious university. If you have a full programm (especiall aeronautics) you will have to work a lot learning Spanish and doing exams/projects
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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
Take the bus in stead of train if you travel.
Adapt to Spanish biorythm (lunch at 2-3, dinner at 9-10)
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Spanish don't speak English well. If you want to integrate you have to learn the language. The are very kind in helping you with speaking Spanish.
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