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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
living together with other persons,space to make parties
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Personal comments
The university offers a pool of accomodations, but very often they are already occupied when you call there.
But there are lots of possibilites to share a flat in the centre of Seville or nearby (15000-38000 Pesetas/month)
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
La Feria!!! (you shoud learn to dance Sevillana before), La Semana Santa
bars: you will find the best
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Overall
I wish I had known...
The exactly start of the semestre. They told me november instead of october. If there is a languagecours or not and when does it start, if it´s during the courses or before the beginning of the semestre. What kind of accomodation.
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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 best of the University is the building, but not all of the faculties are in there.The way of studing is quite oldschool, they don´t support independence.
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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
Seville is a very beautiful city and they have a very rich and special culture and history (Flamenco, Sevillana, Ferias, not only in Seville).Andalucia has beautyful beaches (Costa de la Luz: Bolonia,Caños de Meca), they have mountains,beautiful towns (Granada, Ronda, Cordoba, SEVILLA...) and villages.And last not least the Sevillians are very nice and they like to celebrate.And the Tapas....
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Academic
Course recommendations
The andaluz accent is very hard at the beginning and even later on. So choose a teacher you can understand.
The course El Mundo Actual y relato hispanoamericano
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I felt like a pupil in highschool because the students had to write down what the teacher said. Very little independence
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The most you learn from the spanish people, but there were a lot of foreigners which could speake very well, too.At the beginning it was very hard to understand the sevillians and even now itｴs nearly impossible when they talk quickly. At the beginnig it was a little bit difficult to get to know native speakers, but when knew some it was great and I learned a lot of the life and the language
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because I had more free time, it´s very usual to eat in Tapasbars or restaurants instead of cooking, all the people spend lots of time at the street instead of at home
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Travel, Telephone, Overall, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The most expensive thing is to spend the night in discos and nightbars
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