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Guilherme D
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
It is important for a south american student to know spanish. Most countries there speak it but Brazil, and so, it´s higly well recognized. Besides that Spanish is the 2nd most speaked language in the world, and English that beats spanish, I have already learned.
Now, knowing 3 languages is a key factor in my resume.
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Academic
Course recommendations
You must point out first what your main objectives are. If you are planning to learn the language, or if you are planning to study something specifically or if you are interested in the University.
If you want to speak the language, choose classes where you can socialize more, if you want to specialize on that subject this place has the best, do it and try to see why, and if you are interest in the University, try to know it all. Be sure that mixing these objectives is good but that having a mainly objective is necessary.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Try to make friends fast! Be shameless and maybe you will find some friends. Try it the hard as you can because they will help you choosing classes, apartments, neighborhoods and will make your trip unforgettable.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
Euro makes everything expensive. The convertion to real is 2,80 reais buy 1 euro, so everything seems much much expensive. The night clubs were good and actually less expensive that the ones in Brazil, maybe because there are more, and the food is not that expensive to, if you know how to cook.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It´s very hard, and a time taker, negotiating an apartament, be sure you will have housing for the first month while your still doing it.
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Guilherme D
Overall
I wish I had known...
Acctually I think that the less you know the more you will improve while in an experience like it. I don´t have any regrets by now.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The university is great, but the catalan and the socialist embiasis complicates some things.
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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
Come, have friends, learn a new language, learn how to cook, clean, have your own thinks, be out of home, travel much and I am sure you will like it.
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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?
The independence and the troubles regarding it, is something i was hopping to live thru this experience.
Negotiate, was stressful but cooking and cleaning have proven to be very easy.
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Personal comments
The University is not helpfull, it has no housing program, nor any asociation with residence or anything. The students normally have much trouble regarding housing.
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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 both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Barcelona has many things to do by night, I haven´t gone on them all but I could list, Pacha, RazzMatazz and Soulton.
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