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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?
Personal comments
You have to arrange your accomodation yourself, but the university can offer assistance in finding one. They have some offers at the International Relations Office in the centre. But a lot of them are outdated or have other disadvantages, like location, costs etc.
At the end it was not that difficult to find a decent place to live.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
In the old town (centro antiguo) it is packed with bars and discos. All the places do not have any real closing times, so nightlife goes on till the morning. The best days to go out is the weekend and thursday, last one especially for students. Nice bar with cheap drinks (thursday!) and an international atmosphere is El Asturianu. Nice mix of Spanish and Erasmus students. Overall excellent nightlife in Oviedo. Try Gijon (30 min. by bus or train) also. Great nightlife as well.
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Academic
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
Nice city, friendly people and not to many (English) speaking foreigners, so there are enough opportunities to learn Spanish.
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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
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Building up a good social (night)life works the best. A lot of informal conversations with a broad range of subjects.
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