Student life - Reviews of Università della Svizzera Italiana | Switzerland

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jasnam

University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

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Personal comments

Hmmm.. "Tra" restaurant/cafe was a great hang out spot, and pretty close to the university. There is a small cafe/bar/restaurant in the main university building and it was *the* place to find/meet people. This may have changed since they added new buildings since I was there. In the city itself, the old town is not to be missed, but it doesn't hold eternal appeal since it's pretty commercialised (aimed at the jet set/rich tourists) and the cafes though nice are forbiddingly expensive. Lugano has a jazz festival, and generally there are things happening in and around the city. Get the paper, suss it out and hopefully you won't miss BB King when he comes to the Bellinzona blues festival like I did! As far as clubs and such go there are two things that you will need: a car and lots of cash. Clubs are usually outside the city proper and there are no buses that run to them, so you will have to drive. Once there, you will have to pay quite a bit for drinks... dress well, Lugano is the third largest banking city in Switzerland with plenty of bankers and rich kids to scoff at your outfit... I found the most of my fun through friends. I met a lot of really cool and nice people that I hung out with after class/during weekends/study periods so my social life did not suffer. The best part was going over to a friend's house for a party/dinner and just hanging out, talking and drinking wine.

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