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Housing
Type of housing: Hall-of-Residence out of campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
An apartment is more independent.
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Personal comments
There was a good experience, plenty of Erasmus students, and others!!! On June, about 30 Americans arrived to the Hall-of-residence. Also, the university restaurant was only a 50 meters. The room was a double one, so I have to share it with another student (it would be great but he was Spanish too and we cannot learn more italian) Hall-of-Residence is a great and economic choice if it's the first time you go to Messina.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Piazza Duomo. Outside Messina Cathedral, on Spring people starts to go to this place, near there is a bar called "Safari", economic and various beers. I liked very much "Otis" pub, with normal people playing instruments. About coffe, are you going in Italy?? so you go to the coffe country, Arcobaleno cafe has one of the best coffe I never tasted: GRANITA RULEZ!!!
On summer, search time to go to beach
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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was amazing how a Spanish can learn Italian in five months, if you want to learn Italian (and you are Spanish) you only have to start to talk and talk and talk, but also Spanish make the greatest mistakes when they speak Italian.
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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 want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food and accomodation: living in Hall-of-Residence and eating in University restaurant is cheaper than any other choice, when I went it cost 1 euro each lunch and 1 euro each dinner. Accomodation: 75 euro monthly!!!
Telephone: I had less people to call (only family). When I bought a cellular phone I began to spend a little more.
Overall: Travelling and nightlife is not economic and... these are the things I'd ever love.
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Telephone, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Medical insurance. If you're Spanish please note: You have to go to "Seguridad Social" and ask for "E-117 form" DON'T FORGET IT
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's a good university regarding to academic studies. There aren't a lot of Erasmus students, so you'll improve your skills in Italian quickly. Also there's the possibility of doing the exams in English. Maybe you'll be shocked by Sicilian culture. Don't mind Mafia, there is but you cannot see it.
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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
To arrive Messina you can go to Catania airport or Reggio Calabria airport, but don't go to Palermo airport cause is very far from Messina.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Take care, nowdays they're changing the courses plans to a Credit based plan so, in last courses you have to see if are changed or not. Firstly ask italian co-ordinators
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