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Megan S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
My food and accommodation were provided with my scholarship. I spent more on travel and nightlife in the host country simply because I traveled and went out more often than I do at home. Overall it is not expensive to live in Salamanca.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Since I was a graduate student in Spanish at the time I really didn't have any problems communicating and was able to develop friendships with many people from the host country.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
This was my second time studying in Spain, so I was already familiar with the culture and basically knew what to expect
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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 has an excellent academic reputation and would be a good place to study for anyone wishing to go to Spain.
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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
One piece of advice is try to spend as much time with people from the host country as possible and avoid people from your home country--you'll learn a lot more that way. I had a wonderful time and wish I could have stayed there longer. By far it was the best year of my life!
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Academic
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I enjoyed staying in the dorm and made a lot of friends there. Also the cost of room and board was included in my scholarship.
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Personal comments
I was very impressed with the dorm--much nicer and cleaner than any I've seen in the U.S.
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