University of Ulster at Coleraine

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There´s quite a lot of slang, which I got the chance to learn because I used to live with local students. At the beginning it was a bit hard to understand every single word cause they speak really fast. The language spoken by teachers at University was standard so this obviously made understanding a lot easier.

The international students organization worked pretty well in the sense that it organised lots of day trips or visits to places like Scotland. There´s a wide range of clubs to join. I signed up for the Irish Dancing club, where I was taught how to dance Irish set dancing. They also organised trips to other regions to dance in pubs or Ceilis.Lots of fun!

There´s always somewhere to go everynight. There used to be student parties at The Anchor in Portrush( a nearby town) on Mondays as well as at Rogues on Friday nights.

In my view, chosing to live on campus or independently, either in head-leased accommodation or in appartments in nearby towns very much depends on your age. The Halls of Residence, on Campus, were mainly for freshers or young international students; under 19. Head-leased accommodation or private houses owned by University and some of them located on campus were basically full of postgraduate students and mature students, which was my case. At the time, I was 23 years old and most of my neighboors and housemates were of the same age.