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rens K
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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
They had sometimes a difficult accent but you were forced to learn it because they didn't speak english.
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Leyre B
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Many tapas bars to discover. El Botanico near la facultad de derecho is a very nice bar/cafe/restaurant.
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Claire T
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
The language course at the beginning really helped improve my grammar and knowledge of local phrases etc
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Monika S
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
la gente es muy amable solo tienes que halbar,no te cortes! Todo el mundo te ayuda si tienes un problema
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Helen W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Housing is cheaper and so is public transport and hostals compared to the UK
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Food, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Don't go shopping in Madrid!
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tblumber
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
In Granada this is more or less the only possibility of living to decent costs.
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Personal comments
Very cold during winter, no central heating, poor isolation, no guarantee of working hot water. These characteristics of my accomodation didn´t make it too pleasant. My advice is, get an apartment with central heating if you go to Granada!
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