Si j'y retournais je choisirais: Appartement/maison
Pourquoi?
This time, I had to share my room with someone else, next time, I would like to have my own room. But the rest was okay, that is, having to share the kitchen etc. I think the best possibility for me to have my own room would be in an apartment.
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The accomodation was old and far away from the university ( 20 minutes walk ), not to mention far away from the center ( 30 mintues walk ). However, everything was clean and worked ( washing machine etc. ). Besides, I liked living in a house with other Portuguese girls. Because of this I was forced to speak Portuguese.
We didn' t have classes on Friday. I think this would have been better because on Friday I was so tired I couldn' t do anything useful anyway. It would have been better to spread the courses over more days.
I didn' t know where I was going to end up. I didn' t even know wether to bring my own sheets! I would have like to know that. For the rest: It is always useful to take a ( in my case )Dutch - Portuguese grammarbook.
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La plupart ont aimé
Critères importants pour mon choix (1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important
Raisons académiques
4
Culture
3
Frais
1
Activités
1
Vie universitaire
1
Vie sociale / Fête
1
Climat et emplacement
1
Recommandation personnelle
If you can, try to follow classes in the old buildings. They are beautiful!! Do remember though to bring a pillow or something..The wooden benches get hard as stone after sitting on them for 2 hours!!:)
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Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai... (1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent
Appréhendé une autre culture
2
Voyagé
2
Accru mes compétences linguistiques
4
Rencontré des gens d'autres pays
4
Développé mon autonomie
4
Fait la fête
4
Vécu une transformation
3
Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière
4
Derniers commentaires
Going to Coimbra was fun, but don' t expect too much though. Most people from outside Portugal will regard to Coimbra as a village. It thrives on the students, there' s not much else.
Advice: The Tourist Information is very helpful and they are used to exchange students etc. They are well informed and can get you good information on what to go do and see!
At home I wouldn' t have had to buy food, because I would have been living at my parent' s in summer. I spent less on accomodation than I pay for my apartment here. I spent less on travel because public transport is very cheap in Portugal compared to Holland.
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Alimentation:
Plus cher que chez moi
Téléphone, Général, Vie nocturne:
Aussi cher que chez moi
Voyager, Logement:
Moins cher que chez moi
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Don' t buy food at the 'Pingo Doce' but at the 'Mini-Preco'. The last one is much cheaper. Doing something like this is always more expensive than you think. So save some money before you go!
Apprendre le Portugais fut un élément important de la décision?
Oui, je voulais améliorer mon Portugais
Quels progrès en Portugais?
Mon niveau d'avant: Échanges quotidens (courses, déplacements...) Mon niveau après: A l'aise dans la plupart des cas
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It got easier every day, but sometimes it was hard to have to listen to Portuguese in class for 8 hours a day. I was surprised I could actually speak Portuguese so good already, but I still feel I have learned a lot.
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