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Giuseppe V
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
Definetly places as Time discoteque, play discoteque and revolution night spot but also dv8 at the uni.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because even if cleanliness was really bed I found confortable and more useful to live in a private and independent accomodation
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Personal comments
It was a huge house with independent bedroom and with shared kitchen and living room. It was a great experience for me to live with people coming not only from Wales but also from other countries
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Overall, Travel, Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Giuseppe V
Academic
Course recommendations
nothing important in regard to
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Maybe teachers should pay more attention for the assesment of international studnts
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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...
Just knowing that in Wales people speak with a really strong accent!!
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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
That for me it was a great experience and all students should undertake an experience in a foreign country to know something more about different way of thinking
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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
Sometimes costs were really expansive but I think that a part from this the erasmus period is something unforgettable...I mean is like a sweet dream as long as the period you stay abroad..It's really bed when you come back and you discover that everything is done and you can't go back...
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning it was really difficult but at the end of my experience I was able to move among different situations without having big problem. I still have some problems when welsh people speak with me but with the common english no problems
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