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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I like living among natives. Campus here is pretty remote, takes too much time to get to university.
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Personal comments
Havenґt lived there myself, but itґs pretty much OK, itґs just way outside barcelona.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
La Oveja Negra - The black sheep. Pretty cool, lots of international people.
Fairy Bar - really cool place with trees inside the bar, although I think they are arteficial.
Otto Zutz - www.ottozutz.com, really cool place.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Since they speak catalan here in barcelona, you canґt take all the different courses. So your choise is rather limited, but some were worth it: especially OAE3.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
dont take too much subjects, if you have 3 or 4 its more then enough. This means youґll have to do more at your home institute.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
That it would cost so much money. Then I would have taken care of $$ more, before hand.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It pretty cool, really laid back, but not really in contact with fellow students. If you want to have more contact go to: www.esma.es, which is way smaller and more contact with other students
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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 the bus touristic through barcelona, it helps you see everything there is to see in a day.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Back home, I lived with my parents so I didn´t have to pay my rent and stuff. Barcelona is pretty expensive.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
drink @ home before going to clubs, because they really ripp you off.
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
When I came here, couldnґt say sh** in spanish, now I can say almost everything I want to say. Thatґs a great feeling!
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