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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: 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
The fiestas are always good fun and there are always pleny of holidays (carnaval etc).
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Gives you the chance to meet people in a similar situation
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Personal comments
The University put me in touch with an accomodation office which they have links with. As dar as I know most people were happy with the accommodation they were offered.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
A little bit more about the classes. The library facilities are not great but most classes dont require a lot of research anyway and only rely on one textbook.
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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
The city is lovely and not at all as industrial as many people would have you believe. It is very safe and the University is beautiful. The beach is relatively close as well. The nightlife is great and the Uni organised an Erasmus night every Thursday which was always packed and really great fun. Normally, people only really go out on the weekends because they generally stay out until 5 or 6 i the morning but there were always people out having a drink during the week.
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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 is easy to get a job teaching English if you so choose and the University was very good in offering information on these types of jobs. Bar work is also a possibility but the hours are very long.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The exams were a bit disorganised withteachers often turning up late and without printed exam papers.
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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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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everyone spoke Spanish in the Basque country so had no problems communicating. Basque is generally only spoken in small villages.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Everything is cheaper in Spain but while abroad I took the opportunity to explore the country and so spent more in travel than I would at home.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall, Food, Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Open a Spanish bank account and transfer money this way. It is much cheaper and easier than withdrawing money from cash machines all the time.
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