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Renato A
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Because it have most of the advantages of living on your own house, but allows you to get to meet more persons, and to fit in more with the local culture
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Personal comments
They have a good housing service, that helps you with your contracts, and have a data base with all the houses/rooms available in the city (and the people that work there are very nice)
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anonymous
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was an amazing experience, so I would be readily willing to repeat it. Considering that Leuven has university buildings spread all over the city, the advantages associated with being on campus aren't really applicable.
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Personal comments
Finding a single room in Leuven was an easy task, yet I was looking for a studio which proved much more complex.
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Rocio B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I didn't use telephone because we were in contact by MSN.
In my homeplace i do not have to pay a housing because i live with my parents, and i don't travel so much as i did during the year i spent in Leuven.
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Overall, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
the water bill at the end of the year was too high!!! if anyone goes there: chose a housing where water costs are included!!
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
YOU DONT NEED TO KKNOW NOTHING BECUASE EVERYTHING IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK"!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
THIS UNIVERSITY IS OK, BUT CLASSROOMS ARE A BIT OLD. I WISH THEY WERE MORE MODERN
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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
BYE A GO PASS, BECAUSE TRAINS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND EAT AT THE UNIVERSITY RESTAURANT CAUSE ITS SO CHEAP. VISIT HOLLAND(LEIDEN, DEN HAG, MAASTRICH). BRUGGE, AND ANTWERPEEN, AND LUXEMBURG, AND ALSO THERE ARE CHEAP FLIGHTS FROM BRUSSELS TO SWEEDEN AND MANY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRIES!
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Rocio B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
You have more freedom and independance to do what you wish to do. The disadvantage (compared to a campus/residence), is that there aren't so many students all around, but sometimes this is better.
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Personal comments
They could have help us more to find something (decent). They gave us a list of possible housing but it wasn't of much use.
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Jonba
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
During my year in Leuven I improve my english since I did not know, before my stay, law technical english. I already adance english since before I had have some experiences abroad (USA 3 months, New Zealand 3 months and England 3 months).
I also learnd some french even thouhgt it was not the local languaje.
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