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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
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
My favorite cafe was Starbucks.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
to learn new friends
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Personal comments
it wasn't easy to share one kitchen with 12 other girls on the same floor.
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It wasn't a problem to communicate with local people or with students at all.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
because the living costs in the host country are more expensive compared to my home country.
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Overall, Food, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes, I've applied for a young person travel card to travel by train which saves money.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
the location of my accommodation
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
To facilitate more computers, because it is not easy to find a computer during the day.
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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
It was a great year. I have learned to be more independent and to take care of myself. The first week was quite difficult, as I didn't know anyone and I wasn't familiar with the environment at all. But after a while, when I was settled I started to enjoy the student life in the UK.
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