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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I think the only way to learn a foreign language is to go into a country where the language is spoken. You have to experience it, feel it, dream in it and having it constantly around it. That´s the way it works. Furthermore the culture is playing an important role as well. It is all a part of it.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Calling home (friends + family)
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
You just have to find the cheap places. That is the most difficult for a someone who is new in town.
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Academic
Course recommendations
It´s all theory.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The need of more classes with projects so the students can apply the theory.
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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...
There where a lot of things. So, I didn´t have know when do classes start. Basically there was a really bad communication between my and the host university.
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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
There are a lot of different parts of the university and I just now one little part. They are not yet prepared to have exchange students. You are just left alone and have to be pretty active to find your way around.
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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
Spain is huge and there are lot of things to see. I didn´t have that much time and I would have liked to have seen more.
If you go to Bilbao actually you aren´t going to Spain. You are going to the Basque Country. Do respect that. Politics do play an important role there.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
It as eveywhere in Spain and southern Europe. People do not tend to spend the whole night in just a couple of bars but switch the bars constantly. The nightlife is on the street. Mainly one could mention the old center of the town "Casco Viejo" and the street "Pozas".
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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 is nicer to have your own flat with two or three other students.
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Personal comments
I looked for my own place. The university didn´t offer any accommodation at all.
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