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Amanda D
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
you learn to manage your own household and living with other people is a growing experience
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Personal comments
the dorms provided for the first month were awful, the food, the rooms, blah.
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Aideen M
Overall
I wish I had known...
That it is quite difficult to meet spanish students
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Very good, barcelona is a great place to be
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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
Do house hunting before you arrive, can be stressful!
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sgold25
UCSB, Santa Barbara, Spain
History of Art, Undergraduate, Education Abroad Program
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Catalan is a very difficult language to learn. All of my professors and the friends i made over there spoke castellano because they knew that is why i was over there.
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Ken G
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The XAMPANYERÍA in C/ Reina Christina is not to miss: cheap, good-quality cava in a unique (over-crowded) atmosphere. SAGARDI in El Born for great Basque tapas (pinchos). CAFÉ MUEBLES NAVARRO in C/ Riera Alta for a great living-room atmosphere on old furniture. LA PALOMA in C/Tigre: club in old dance hall combined with house music (on Thursdays). CAFÉ ROYALE (C/ Nou de Zurbano) for easy listening and house music in cool lounge setting.
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José C
Overall
I wish I had known...
it is difficult to get in contact with catalan people
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
University is ok, Barcelona is better!
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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
Beware: You might become addicted of this city! ;-)
I did...and came back!
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Valentina E
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone: when I'm in my country I don't phone in an other country.
Housing: I live in my house , so I don't pay the rent.
Travel: The avion is really expensive.
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Telephone, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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