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Gary C
Overall
I wish I had known...
Wish I had the confidence to live with spaniards do fun have at the beginning, not just after half way through. Also would of lived living away from home before, making simple household chores easier
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Its great, but if your not into having long time relationships or will miss your girlfriend/ boyfriend / family or town too much stay at home
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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 as much as you can and enjoy every minute, explore every possibility and have fun. Go exploring, find new things, talk to strangers and remember home is always home and it will always be there, even if your absent!
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Gary C
Academic
Course recommendations
Mixing home students studying languages more with foreign students studying business in host university
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Seems pointless studying and not having to pass, either make it compulsory to attend a percentage of lessons but not pass exams or make it necessary to study hard for one subject but reduce schedule
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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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Gary C
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My language skills improved during my stay in the host country but through life outside university rather than because of it. Few students were willing to interact with Erasmus students
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Gary C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Spent more travelling because dont travel at home. Live with parents at home so cost more to live with other students. Food is cheaper in spain than uk, as is telephone
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Trips to the dentist, cost a fortune. Avoid spending money flying back and forth to the UK
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Allows to be flexible between university and private life although I would encourage living with native speaker and discourage sharing with other people of the same mother tongue
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Las cruces in early may and also corpus cristi at the beginning of June, also during semana santa. Hannigans, finnegans, el camborio but never go to vogue, its rubbish
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