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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
My personal best cafe is Café Babel in the quarter of Gros with very nice people working there and free Internet access. For nightlife almost any bar in the Old Town and "Reyes Católicos" is recommendable, my personal favorite to have a drink is the bar "Uda Berri".
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Liliana P
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Independence one gets from living on your own in a foreign country can only be experianced by living on your own.
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Personal comments
The university did a good job at finding the students jobs. However, it seemed very expensive compared to other housing around the same area.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
I spent more for calls than at home because communication costs in Spain are higher than in Germany, in particular in short calls (> 1min). Regarding housing costs San Sebastián is one of the most expensive cities in Spain but it's easy to find a place.
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Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Laurie P
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
For the first couple of months it was easy to get by without making too much effort, but once i did start making an effort (to speak to the south american contingent, or the spanish students) i found that my standard improved more.
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Johnni M
Overall
I wish I had known...
Spanish people are very closed persons, which was not what I believed before I went there.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Good organization and introduction for 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
Watch out for the dolphin! It's a KILLER!!!
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Laurie P
Overall
I wish I had known...
A bit more about the spanish student lifestyle.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is ok, but the more effort you put in the more you will gain.
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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
A brilliant crowd of erasmus students, from many countries, a beautiful town and region well worth seeing.
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