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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 I did enjoy living in the flat I lived in and the university's accommodation was too far away from the university itself.
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Personal comments
It looked lovely. The only negative point about it was its location with respect to my department.
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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 within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Many people actually went into Madrid if they wanted a proper night out. In Alcala, however, there were lots of small bars everywhere and one or two clubs. The "zone" was always busy on the week-end, and there was a club called Can-Can which held a special night on Thursdays for Erasmus students. The best cafe has got to be the "Renacimiento" cafe which had the best milkshakes.
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Academic
Course recommendations
You need to look very hard to make sure you know about all the courses that are available to you as it is not always obvious.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I think I wish some of the teachers had taken more interest in their Erasmus 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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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 was definitely more confident in speaking the language by the time I left the country than when I had first arrived. My regular meetings with certain Spanish students helped to gain this confidence.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, we were very well briefed by our host university. And I enjoyed discovering everything I did discover while out there.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It needs to be slightly better organised bit other than that, it's lovely.
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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
Travel round Spain as much as you can while you are there as it is all part of the experience. Use coaches as they are very reliable and cheap.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because they were so much cheaper in Spain, especially the accommodation.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I was extremely surprised at how cheap our flat was, considering how nice it was.
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