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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
What I loved with Madrid was the overall positive energy of the city. You could just walk around, pop in to any bar, meet new people and have a fantastic night. Although, do go to the fantastic museums and the beautiful park and dont miss the restaurant La Musa.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I enjoyed the freedom of having my own apartment, but i would have liked to share with spanish natives to improve my language skills.
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Personal comments
As I mentioned above, I was very happy with the way I was living, although I would have liked to share the flat with people I would have had to talk spanish with. I shared the flat with people from my home country.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Telephone, Travel, Food, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
All courses I took were great, classes were small, teachers involved and topics interesting.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, always love a challenge and new experiences
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a bit out side Madrid.
So if you do have a car, you are lucky!
Take advantage of the small classes and the involved teachers -talk to them and interact.
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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
Go around as much as you can in Spain, in Madrid you are surrounded by beautiful diverse places. Start in time to look for accomodation, it can take a while, at least if you want to find a flat.
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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:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Spanish people are happy to teach you the language by talking, explaining and listening. If you just make a small effort to talk , you will learn the language easily.
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