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4.26 / 5 based on 71 reviews

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Lazok K
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because I could met other Erasmus and Italian student which was a great help for practicing Italian even in spare/time and to get many friends
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Lazok K
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
People are very kind there are some excellent teachers
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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
You can travel all through Italy by hitchhike, as I did
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Jonathan B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Messina is a cheap city. Travelling is very easy with the offerts of Trenitalia (€15 wherever you go)
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Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Housing, Overall, Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I returned with more money I carried!
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borja_soria
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
it was the best relationship between price/comodities.
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Personal comments
. It's a Universitary Residence, with cleaness and freedom. Could you ask more?
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Janja H
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I had my own peace when I needed it and because like that I felt more independed.
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Jonathan B
Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Italian is a very easy language for Spanish. There is a local language too, Sicilian, but it's disappearing
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