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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bull McCabe's, Casa del Loco, for first nights also La Cucaracha where mainly Erasmus meet
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
easiest to get in touch with Spanish people
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Personal comments
my colegio, Santa Isabel, organises lots of activities and has a very friendly atmosphere
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
life in Spain is generally fairly cheap, particularly going out, eating out or travel. So even though I went out more and travelled more than I do in my home country I didn't have to spend more.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
if you want to live cheap look for a flat. Colegios are nice because of the social touch but they are more expensive than sharing a flat is.
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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
it's generally easy to get to talk to Spanish people which gives you the chance to improve your language quickly.
Languages/ Philology at uni are often taught in the language, i.e. French literature in French, which seems a good idea to me but which to consider if you're keen on being taught in Spanish.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
there's several intensive courses for learners of Spanish, above all at the beginning of the academic year. The ones offered by the university seem to be very effecient and make it easy to meet other Erasmus as well.Contact the relaciones internacionales for information about those courses.
There's a second option, cheaper, offered by La Escuela de Idiomas 1. Don't miss the entrance tests which checks which level you're on.
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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
I don't know what to say here. I enjoyed every part of student life in Zaragoza!
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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
travelling to and from Zaragoza: Zaragoza hasn't got an airport but it's quite quick, comfortable and chaep to fly into Barcelona or Madrid and then go to Zaragoza by coach.
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Academic
Course recommendations
university education in Spain focuses very much on the theoretical side; so it's not too easy to find modules that encourage a personal, individual response
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Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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