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fcoiz
Overall
I wish I had known...
Sometimes it´s difficult to have a stable relationship with people living here.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
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

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olawrona
Akademia Sztuk Piêknych, Warszawa, Poland
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Finns speak English, almost everybody, and its really great, really convenient. Offcourse IF they speak at all, and its quite rare.
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fcoiz
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because of the high prices to phone in my own country.
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Food, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Prices of some operation in bank are quite high, so like the phone tariffs.
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olawrona
Akademia Sztuk Piêknych, Warszawa, Poland
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Torvi! offcourse, if u like to rock& roll! But offcourse the best gigs are in Helsinki(Tavastia)and its not so far from Lahti.
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hela
Facultad de Bellas Artes-UPV-EHU, Bilbao, Spain
Art, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I would like to keep on learning the language...'cause the survival course is not that much,anyway it's quite interesting
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hela
Facultad de Bellas Artes-UPV-EHU, Bilbao, Spain
Art, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Student flats
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
So that the living doesn't happen to be that "cold".
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Personal comments
Could have been cheaper but I have nothing to complain about.
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