I travelled every weekend, at home I usually stay home.
Telephone is cheap and I don't make international calls I use email.
I did't go out to much, but the drinks are much cheaper here.
Rent is much cheaper in general here
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Voyager:
Plus cher que chez moi
Général, Alimentation:
Aussi cher que chez moi
Vie nocturne, Logement, Téléphone:
Moins cher que chez moi
Accés au matériel scolaire
Livres d'occasion
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Linge de lit d'occasion
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I had expected CR to be very cheap to live but with food I found it cheaper to eat in small resturants than to go to the supermarket.
Also to travel, I found in some areas it to be very expensive.
The few trips I took outside of the city were very inexpensive. Everything else was pretty comparable in price.
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Général, Vie nocturne, Logement, Téléphone, Alimentation:
Aussi cher que chez moi
Voyager:
Moins cher que chez moi
Accés au matériel scolaire
Livres d'occasion
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Ordinateurs / internet
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The best way to access your money is through the ATM machine. A family member sent me a check, and I had a very difficult time trying to cash it. I would tell family members if they want to help you out financially, to deposit money directly into your checking account.
Organize a meeting with local students who are studing english very early in the course....This was done very late in the course.
Also the texts arrived late and were the wrong books....so we had to photocopy the text and use them through out the semester....very bad quality.Thankfully my teacher was excellent and we worked around the problems
Critères importants pour mon choix (1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important
Raisons académiques
4
Culture
4
Frais
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Activités
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Vie universitaire
1
Vie sociale / Fête
3
Climat et emplacement
3
Recommandation personnelle
Don't just take the literature courses. Be brave and check out some of the regular classes like science, math, and fine arts. You might be the only international student in the class, but you'll get a better appreciation for university life.
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Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai... (1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent
Appréhendé une autre culture
4
Voyagé
4
Accru mes compétences linguistiques
4
Rencontré des gens d'autres pays
4
Développé mon autonomie
4
Fait la fête
4
Vécu une transformation
4
Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière
4
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Definitely check it out!
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San Fransisco State University, San Francisco, Etats-Unis Communication et Sciences de l'Information, Licence, Accord universitaire
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Langue d'enseignement: Espagnol
Apprendre le Espagnol fut un élément important de la décision?
Oui, je voulais améliorer mon Espagnol
Quels progrès en Espagnol?
Mon niveau d'avant: Ne parlais pas Mon niveau après: Échanges quotidens (courses, déplacements...)
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I found that even though I knew little Spanish the locals were usually patient and I did not have too many troubles. At times, neither I nor the local had any idea what each was saying and we left it at that. It helped very much to travel with other students who were more fluent.
La langue locale fut: Different than language of instruction
Apprendre le Anglais fut un élément important de la décision?
Non, pas vraiment.
Apprendre le la langue locale fut un élément important de la décision?
Oui, je souhaitais améliorer mon la langue locale
Quels progrès en la langue locale?
Mon niveau d'avant: Ne parlais pas Mon niveau après: Échanges quotidens (courses, déplacements...)
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I found it quite difficult to meet Ticos
(costa ricans) They especially at the Uni were very uninterested in talking to a gringo. Even the students studing English!!!!!They seem to be worried about being emmbarrased.....I have made a few good friends but it has taken a long time and has not been easy....
I have travelled to more than 20 countries and have never had to try so hard. My spanish has suffered because Ticos tend not to ask more than is nessasary. I was living in a small town and I found that the people who talked to me were Ticos who had recently moved there....They were outsiders too.
Nicaraguans were almost always ready to chat (They are outsiders too)
I like the Ticos but they were not very interested in me, or many of the other students.
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