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nair
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the old part of the city, "partje vieja" is a really nice place to go out and a lot of people do, so it is very crowded in the weekends
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Clarisse
Academic
Course recommendations
Be carefull with the notation of the courses. You have to choose courses with an exam writen which represent at the maximum 50%
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My academic experiences
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Laurie P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
drinks were more expensive, mainly becuase of the lack of local student culture, ie student nights and price deals.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Just make sure you keep an eye on how much you are spending as it is very easy to overspend.
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claireA
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
studuying and living with Spanish people had definetely been very nice and useful, and very successful on a long term basis.
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Liliana P
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
You have to keep in mind that it is a different system then what we are used to in the States. Be open minded.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More interaction with the intenational students. They could have been more helpful.
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Tomasz C
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
It was very good opportunity to learn Spanish
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