Reviews of Universitat de Barcelona (UB) | Spain

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Marjolein K

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

In Spain it is more usual to eat in a restaurant. In the Netherlands most of the time we were having dinner with friends at home. The telephone was more expensive because of the calls abroad. The accomodation which I found was really less expensive. The nightlife in this big city is really expensive in for example the discotheque. Off course you travel more than you normally do in you own country, so the expenses are higher. Overall the expenses are higher than in at home.

Nightlife, Telephone, Travel, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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mmela71

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Biology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I wanted to learn spanish and the fact that the official language in barcelona is catalan sometimes was an obstacle

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anonymous

Kansas State University, Manhattan, United States
Language, Undergraduate, International Studies Abroad

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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

When I first got there I was a little timid about using my spanish in some situations. It was a little intimidating at first. After a while I became more comfortable and really enjoyed interacting with the locals. I think that living with a host family gave me the most help with improving my spanish.

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Simona M

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because it has been a great experience: I lived with 5 girls coming from all Europe and we enjoyed ourselves very much. We made a lot of parties in the appartment, we didn't have any problem living together. There was a really good atmosphere in our house and there were always friends visiting someone.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities