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francesca v
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
wealthy food (veg and fruit) is very expensive..Generally Ireland is more expensive than Italy but not that much compared to Milan.
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Travel, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be careful when you send big objects back home..Leave them there, they are not so important!
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simon c
Overall
I wish I had known...
that there were as much french students as there is
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
if its possible take your own car, and brings lot of home product like food just to make other international aware of another culture
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Minna S
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The most shocking thing was the Irish way of speaking english :) I thought I was pretty good in english but after arriving to Sligo.. it was a shock :) but after a while I got used of the language and learned to like it
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Federica S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing was more expensive than housing in my home town (I paid for ine month about 345€, instead for a housing at home I usually spend for one month 200€). Also the travel was more expensive (train and bus tickets).
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Nightlife, Travel, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Lars H
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's cheaper to rent a private house with other people. Student villages are expensive.
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Personal comments
The student villages are very nice but expensive. The advatange is that in a village live many students so you meet many people.
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Manuel M
Overall
I wish I had known...
Surprise was the best incentive
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Just go it,s located in a small town but all you need is good friends and you sure find them.
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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
travel as much you can, when you get work at home town, find time to travel it´s not easy.
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