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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Napoli pizza turns into a discotheque at night, and Cafe Arago has the best food in the city
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
to be away from the res and all the english speakers!!!
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Personal comments
the building i was in was GREAT!! but some unlucky students got stuck in Batiment a, B, C, or D...no toilet seats or hot water!!!!!!!!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
food is much cheaper if u go to the small shops, cell phones have great plans because of all the competition among companies, and my room in res was very very cheap. travel was amazing, you could fly with RYANAIR (check online) and go anywhere for reallly cheap
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
get AMERICAN travellers cheques, once they would not cash my canadian ones and i cannot figure out why
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Overall
I wish I had known...
never fall asleep on a train....if your passport gets stolen u are dead meat..there are frequent strikes at the post office and train staion, always have an alternate plan!!
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Its best to make plans with a CANADIAN host university b4 u go so that u can be sure to get your credits transferred. perpignan is really disorganized and i once called there to get my marks faxed back to canada and the univetrsity doesnt even own a fax machine..get everything in writing before u leave france!!
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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
the train is great for travel, cheap and convenient, you have to visit Collioure, a small fishing town about 20 minutes away by train, its the most amazing place ever!! beware of pickpokets and gypsies!
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
they speak catalan in perpignan, its like an ancient spanish langauge. its difficult, so try to stay away from it and learn french instead
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