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Miriam L
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
Ok good places to meet spanish people are the districts Chueca, Malasana and aroudn Santiago Bernabeu Sol is more a place for tourists
cafes you can find everywhere. Good Tapas Bars are in La Latina. It's a must to visit a Tapas Bar
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I shared my flat with to others, native spanish peolpe. This was good for my spanish skills.
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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
First it was hard to understand the teachers and the people from the ofice of the university. But you can go in the language, if you speak everyday in spanish and not in english with other Erasmus. And my advantage were my flatmates. Both only spoke spanish.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The courses are well done and you have to be do a presentation in each course. Another thing is, that the courses you join you have to be attentend, otherwise you will not get a good grade.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Yes more interactions betweenn the foreign and the home students
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I traveled a lot to see all of the country. And I had time to do, because we had a lot of holidays in Madrid. I wanted to see all of Spain.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes. You should have a bank- account with Deutsche Bank to save the transfer fees you pay, if you withdraw money from a spanish bank. It's better to use internet, then the phone to call. FOr example: Skype
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No. It was ok.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a good university to stay. You can learn a lot. ANd they have a high standard in what they offer: Internet, sport and so on.
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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 should travel, if you have the time. It is the best time to see a lot of this beautiful country. And Spain is not so expensive to travel.
Other things are, that it is good to take cosmetic from home and not to buy it in Spain- very expensive.
If you have problems with your stomache, take care and not drink the water there. Although is ok, but not to drink.
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