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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The night life in Oviedo is AMAZING! Go to any of the bars near la catedral and you are sure to have a FANTASTIC time. El Kapital really caters to foreign students. But our favorite was a hidden away bar called the L'Asturianu. They have a knack for making any night of the week fun and it's a great place to meet locals and other foreigners alike!
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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?
It was nice to have a place of our own, not with a host family, so we were able to do what we wanted (travel, explore, havenew friends over) with out having to ask permission from a host family member.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Oviedo is a great place to go if you REALLY want to learn the language. Most of the local people and stores, DON'T know English, so you are forced to speak spanish all the time--which is the BEST way to learn. Other more touristy places in spain that we traveled to, as soon as a local thought that you were American, they would speak English to you, which at times you were thankful for, but it didn't allow you to practice and struggle through situations that would make you better at Spanish.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
It is so inexpensive to do EVERYTHING in Spain! Travel is so economical...there were many times when it was a few dollars more to fly than opt for a 15 hour bus ride somewhere. Most clothes are cheaper than at home and it was nice when I was there that the tax is included in the price on the tag...easier than in the U.S.
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Plan on spending money to use the computers/internet at "Internet Cafes". Computers at the university are veryhard to find and always occupied. The up-side to going to the Internet Cafes-it's a great place to meet other foreigners from all over Europe. There was never a time when you went into one that there wasn't someone who you had seen before in classes or out at night.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Save a lot of money before you go...although things are less expensive over there, there is so much to do and so many AWESOME places to travel to...you don't want to miss out due to financial restraints!
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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
This is a great university and FENOMINAL city. I can't wait until I have the chance to travel back to Spain...and the first place I want to go is back to Oviedo. It really feels like home when you are there!
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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
Don't miss out on the chance to visit one of the most Amazing cities in the world...OVIEDO!
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Academic
Course recommendations
In our program we were not intergrated with local or international students, but that wasn't the Universidad de Oviedo's fault...it was lack of coordination on the part of our home university
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It was a nice change to see how Spanish students take exams and are assessed differently than in the U.S. I liked that we were assesses as spanish students would be assessed since we were in their country.
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Exams throughout the course
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