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Ines N
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I should have managed to get a room in a flat with more people than just another student. It would have been more fun staying at home and home decisions would be easier
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Personal comments
Salamanca is a really easy city to look for a flat or a room since it has a long tradition with foreign students. The University has a website with all the ads but it's also very often to see leaflets at public buildings.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
food generally cheaper in spain i have found. nightlife too. phone bill obviously more expensive due ot international calls.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Overall, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
no chequebooks if u open a spanish bank account. also opening a spanish account is good idea if you'll be there longer than 3 months. drink before you go out at night - you save even more!
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davinaj
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
I feel that my language would have improved better and more quickly had it been easy to integrate more easily with the local Spanish students.
Howver, this was hard in Salamanca, as the local students are very tight knit.
Learnt a lot though with my European friends, and we all spoke spansih to eachother.
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davinaj
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
It was all about learning the language, travelling and interacting whilst abroad. you need £ for that!
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Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Telephone, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The cost of living in Spain is generallya lot cheaper than in England. You can save money on public transport with a 'bono bus' pass. Although walking is what most students use because Salamanca is so small.
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girija
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, Spain was a very good surprise.
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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
I have heard that this university is one of the best in Spain, so if you get the chance to go there, enjoy it!
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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
There are several guides which quite good.
In winter, the weather is quite cold.
Do not forget your health insurance.
Travel around and go to Gibraltar: clash of cultures.
A semester is good enough to improve your language skills.
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Ismail j
Overall
I wish I had known...
about the weather
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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
a good university and nice prefesors
it does not really matter if your spanish it is not so good you go there to learn
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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
I travelled in the south of spain it was wonderful , i was in portugal because it was not very far away from salamanca , i went to madrid . it is not expensive to travel in spain with bus but sometimes you can spent 6 hours thereit is so long
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