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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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In the beginning it was very hard, as the Spanish in general don't speak any English. But this is a good stimulus to learn the language. I also had the luck to live with Spanish girls. So in a short time I learned a lot of Spanish. Unfortunately didn't have time to learn any Catalan.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Not because home country is more expensive, on the contrary, Spain is quite cheap. But at life as an Erasmus student is quite sociable, you spent more money and time on nightlife, travel etc. Also the housing was more expensive as the location was very good. Food is definitely cheaper, but you tend to go out to dinner much more often than at home.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had taken care of housing before going there. The actual search took up about 3-4 weeks, which was sometimes very hard.
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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's a good university. I have to admit the level is not as high as my home university. But with the (initial) language problems, I still had a big challenge to pass my exams. But I managed in the end. Most professors I had were very helpfull in helping out the foreign 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
Make sure you've arranged housing beforehand, if not, get there on time to make sure there's still enough time to arrange this.
A useful webpage/institution: www.habitatgejove.es
Despite the great social life in Barcelona, try to save some money for travelling Spain, as this country has a lot more beautiful places than just this city.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Just go to the first lectures of several courses to see if it is what you want. Then choose. Don't forget to find out whether the course is in castellano or catalan
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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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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
Because this way you get to taste from the real life in this country, especially if you live with local people. You're independent and feel more like you're actually living there.
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Personal comments
We were basically instructed to look for housing ourselves. So we never got help from the university.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Well, there's just too much in Barcelona. You'll never be bored there. Some of my favourites: have a drink at Schilling or Cafe Royal, have a bite at Margarita Blue and then go dancing at Bikini, or Salsitas or La paloma... lots of places!
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