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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
"El Barrio" for fun places to eat, great nights our and lots of free "chipitos"! El Puerto for a night that keeps on going into the early hors of the morning every day of the week.
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Benjamin F
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Great advantage to be living with Spanish students. Landlord very friendly and approachable, very cheap rent.
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Personal comments
For students that prefer to be up around University / a quieter area of living choose St. Vicente. Those who require more of a party life and dont mind travelling to Uni each day, find one of the many flats available to rent in Alicante itself.
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Benjamin F
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
Much improved after 5 months living with Spanish boys and spending time with the university football team. Confidence is so much better now.
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Benjamin F
Academic
Course recommendations
Choosing the right teacher is key to your understanding of the course! Some are very accomodating to foreign students, others are not interested!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Benjamin F
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is much more expensive than in England, although you can eat great spanish food out for very reasonable proces. The Erasmus life lends itself to spending a fair amount on nightlefe etc...
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Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Costly to take money out from home Banks, worth the effort to set up a spanish bank account.
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Benjamin F
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
You will have a lot of free time during your stay so get involved in any clubs/ activities you might be interested in!
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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
Take weekends to travel as much as you can in Spain. Last minute flights to madrid for example can go fo E10, definitely worth it!
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