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Tiffany74
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Cost of living in Granada is much cheaper than London.
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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
Because things are so cheap I ended up buying more - dangerous.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Try and choose the right courses for you from the start, once classes have started it is very difficult to change.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Granada is a great town with a great university, I fully enjoyed my experience here academically and socially. I could easily spend another year here.
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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
As soon as you get to spain start working on your residencs permit if you plan to stay for more than three months. It take AGES.
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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
My spanish was pretty good before coming to Spain, but now I'm almost fluent. I made a big effort to hang out with Spanish students and to live with Spanish people - it is too easy for your social life to centre in the international student circle, you have to make an effort...once I did I was received with open arms. Spanish people are very open.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I found it cheaper to go out and find an apparment to share with other students than to live in a residencia, or with a family, or in the appartments listed by the University. I was able to live a Spanish students, and preferred the freedom of coooking and cleaning for myself and coming and going as I liked.
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Personal comments
I've been told that the residencias in Granada have excellent standards.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The best times I had were the botellones in someones house or in placeta somewhere - la Plaza de la Cebolla, close to the Jardines del Triunfo, is my favorite, always full of students, guitars, hippies, dogs...Granada in its essence. My tw favorite bars are la Estrella, close to Plaza Isabel la Catolica, and el Peatón, just off Pedro Antonio. They're more alternative than places like el Flautista and Dulce Vita, more relaxed, and i preferred the music. Cool cafés are el Tren, in Puentezuelas, and La Bohemia, just off Puentezuelas. Great ambiance in both.
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