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Housing
Type of housing: Dormitory
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: the same place if staying as an exchange for 1year
Why?
because if I was there for longer time than 1year I would need to meet people who stayed there also for more than a year. otherwise, I couldn´t stand a situation where I met new people every year(exchange students)and not the same friends.In the dormitory where I lived in, there were 90% of exchange students that left at the end of the academic year and won´t come back to study anymore.
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Personal comments
the accommodation was generally very good. the single unsuit rooms are very very small, I could say tinny rooms. The price is expensive. the location is good considering that it is half way from the uni and half from the city-center. furniture of the room, kitchen and laundry are in good conditions.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
DIVA´S, the disco within the campus.Just great!fridays are the best day to go.
SPOOFERS. the funniest place on fridays+saturdays.
TIME. The biggest club in Swansea. great shows! go there on Mondays!!
WINDSTREET. It´s a long street full of pubs in both sides.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
A bit difficult to understand a group of british students who spoke lot of slang between them. But I could speak with british almost without any problem, pretty good.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Accommodation, I live with my parents normally.
Nightlife, I go out only few times during the academic year in Spain.
Travel, I hardly travel when I am in Spain.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing. It is part of the experience to learn how to adjust/adapt oneself to new situations in life, new city, new uni, new friends, new culture, new life-style..
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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
Good organisation between all the departments. Great activities for everybody, especially for exchange students. Trips to know the most interesting places in the UK, to know the nightlife in Swansea, to know each single corner of the campus/uni..Lots of societies. Very useful career center.
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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
Great in all the aspects relating to the exchange students, help and advice for them, activities, nice beach, and unforgettable parties and nightlife..!!
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