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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Around Plaza Alfalfa there's almost a bar open, and if everything is closed, just go around the corner to the Berlin bar, it's open till 7 in the morning or so :) For the best tapa bars, go to Coloniales, La Cigala de Oro (slightly outside the centre) or El Rinconcillo (tapas are said to have been invented there!).
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
An apartment or a house give you the most freedom!
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Personal comments
I had a great apartment, everything quite new and clean. Maybe the landlord could have been better, and there was also a lot of noise (I was in Calle Recaredo, a street with very much traffic and... AMBULANCES!), but it was only 5 to 10 minutes away from the centre, and just very nice to live in.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because I just did more things than I would have done at home :)
Nightlife is slightly cheaper, if you're a beer drinker.
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Overall, Telephone, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
In hispanic literature, courses by Prof. Camacho Delgado are very interesting. Always big fun ;) Also García Morales' course was worth following.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
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My opinion of the university assessment
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known it would be so short :) Just enjoy it as good as you can. I'll never ever forget my staying there.
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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
Don't think it will be a lot easier than at home, because it isn't :) Most of the Spanish or Hispanic literature classes are of a high level. On the other hand, don't worry if you make some language mistakes, professors allow you to use a dictionnary, and you can impress them if you speak/write good.
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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
Visit Granada!! It really is a fantastic city, beautiful and alive! The Alhambra is the most beautiful building I have ever seen!
Travel enough, but don't forget to explore Sevilla itself: it has so much to offer!
Also, I repeat, really try to get to know local people, and definitely go to the Feria de Abril! You won't regret :)
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
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
Be warned: the Sevillan dialect is NOT easy to understand, BUT after a while you get used to it.
The only way to really improve your Spanish is to get to know locals. It's not very easy, but just go to the Feria de Abril, a little chat here and there and there you go! I have some good friends in Sevilla now. People there are usually very friendly and willing to talk to strangers (that is, if you are interested yourself, and don't act like a complete tourist).
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