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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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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
At the beginnig it was really difficult to study in an other language but, with the help of other students and social life it became easy to life in another language.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Travel more in the south of Spain
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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
To be ready to work very hard bat at the same time to create real links with you professors and students.
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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
It was a wonderful experience and I learned a lot refering to another culture and way of life. To conclude I would like to say if I would have to do it a segond time, I will do it surely.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because when you live in a foreigner country you have to adapt yourself to differents way of life and you want to profite the maximum.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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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?
Because there is no campus for the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and you can find nice appartments in the center of the town.
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Personal comments
You have to solve yourself the housing when you arrive to the University. There is no help from the university.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Barrios de Chueca and malasana
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