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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you fancy funky and house music do not miss a night out in Afrodisia!Super cool! For some more pop and hip hop go to Camborio, facing the Alahambra...the view is awesome and so romantic! On Sundays chill out in the teterias in the Albaycin, wide range of teas and food from Marocco. Best tapas in Bar Castaneda in Calle Elvira, so tasty and so cheap!! Very good beer at the taberna Iralendesa..an Irish touch in Espana...
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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?
Often you can choose the people you want to live with. It's good fun and you get the possibility to learn how to live in a totally independent way in the good - partynig , partying partying!!- and bad things....:-) -cleaning up the day after...:-)
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Personal comments
The university provides a housing service with a list of names and addresses you can contac. There are many flat adverts in phone boxes and all around the city as well. Better not to turn for help at the locale estate agent,...much more expensive!
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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
at the beginning you may find it hard to understand the andaluz accent...it sounds funny and sometimes totally different form the standard Spanish. But the locals are great and help you out in most situations. Mix with them and do not waste the chance to learn how the Andaluzes speak!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
you won't believe how cheap it is compared to England!! You won't have to pass on a night out coz' you are broke...! It's fiesta time every day and at the end of the week you will still have some change in your wallet! Just make sure you have the energy to copy with that...Spanish people are real party animals:-) And for the same price of a studioflat youi can get a 4bedroom house with a beautiful and sunny garden!...just chill out in the cheap way!
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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
All the lecturers give you copies of the material they go through in class. However you are often asked to buy them from the uni shp in the basement.
The internet access at the uni is very strict. It's only reserved to students but they have very few computers around. If you are an email addict you'll be spending more money in the internet cafe around the corner!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
best place to live is Albaycin! go and look for a "carmen" there! It's the typical andalusian house with the inner patio and back garden....super bonita!
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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
the university is ok, home students study really hard but erasmus students..they just do it their own way! You won't spend too much time at the university!
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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
Granada is in a beautiful location, 45 minutes away from Sierra Nevada and one hour coach from la playa. Just make the best out of it, hire a car for the weekend and enjoy!You'll see how many interesting things you'll come through during your trip!
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Academic
Course recommendations
all the interpreting and translation classes are good and quite demanding...lots of work to do! Good fun during the "lengua y cultura" classes.Great chance to interact with the local students.
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