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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I lived in a campus in Milan more than 3 years, so I wolud try an apartment and I appreciated a lot my accomodation
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Personal comments
It wasn't very big just 60-65 sqared metres and I stayed there with another gay; We had two separate rooms for ourself and a huge sitting room ; The accomodatione was in close proximity of the university and we paid just 150 euro for each;
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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
I'haven't a spot or a cafe I loved in particular; just remember rue saint cathrine and.............
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
just regard the quality of the courses: not very high since we are talking about gradueted courses
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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...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
studing day by day, just it; you have more than 6 examens during the course and each of them has a ponderate weight on the total result; but each exam is very very easy so.......not outstanding background but......in continuous
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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
All Canada is wonderful and Montreal in particular, I suggest to visit Niagara falls, and in montreal the underground city......is very evocative; You dont't miss also to visit quebec city....very pretty; Lasty don't go in Montreal in winter months like jenuary and february, the temperature can reach also -30 degree......impossible to have a good time
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
even if most of things cost less than in Italy I spent a lot during my exchange experince in Montreal because I took the Erasmus like an holiday lasted 6 months; I travelled a lot all over canada so at the end travel+nightlife+accomodation+food= more than 8000 euro in 6 months
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Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning my french was very weak, I just learned it at the secondary school so I spoke with basic sentences but all over my experience in Montreal, most of my friends were canadians, I had no Italians around me so It has been easier for me learn french day by day
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