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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The funnest event going on at the time of my arrival in July was the festival of Sampedros, in which about 200 townspeople serenaded our residencia and danced with us. The city was always having parades and little sidewalk shows and amazing concerts (set up with the cathedral wall as a backdrop). Avalon and 21 were the best clubs to go to (after 1 AM, all the teeny-boppers are out before that).
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Housing
Type of housing: dorm style
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
While living with fellow students was fun, I feel like if I had stayed with a family, I would have had more exposure to Spanish life and culture. Also, when living with other English-as-a-first-language speakers, you tend to speak English instead of Spanish.
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Personal comments
I stayed in a former nunnery, which had excellent facilities and ws always clean. The food was great and I loved that the cooks,servers, and other staff always outgoing and loved talking to students.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I only enrolled in one Spanish language class since I was being taught my main class, Spanish Architecture, form a university professor and Spain-native during the trip.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The coursework wasn't very challenging, and though that is a bonus so you can havemore free time, I do wish we had to think a little more. The teachers themsleves were excellent.
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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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I picked up some Spanish in Spain, but did not greatly increase my vocabulary, though I did pick up some slang.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
TO HAVE SAVED MORE MONEY SO I COULD HAVE STAYED LONGER!
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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
I didn't have too much interaction with the university and its people due to only being there three times a week fo one class, but it seemed like an average university, sort of quiet though.
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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
JUST HAVE AN EMERGENCY MONEY STASH READY BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WILL WANT TO STAY LONGER AND TRAVEL MORE.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
well, the foremost and obvious reason is that when you go to a foreign country, you want to see and do everything, which I wanted to do. Of course, the abundance pastries taunting me didn't help either.
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Travel, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
As far as cost saving tips go, use your credit cards, not dollar-euro exchange,You will get better rates at the ATM.
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