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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Botellon, bar Cuba, Nahu, Woodstock, Excalibur in the Punta, bar Flamenco - the best!!! La Caleta during the day
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Michal B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was all good
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Personal comments
UCA has a office of accomodation where they try to help you find an apartment or student residence. I lived in a flat in the centre of Cadiz, and it was perfect and I had good luck with my roommates too.
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Michal B
Overall
I wish I had known...
The weather's perfect, the beaches are awesome, the people are friendly... Cadiz is a very special place...
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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
The university isn't that great academically, but it was a great experience... The weather's perfect, the beaches are awesome, the people are friendly, the fiesta is the best... Cadiz is a very special place...
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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
There's a lot to do for such a small town. Definitelly Carnevales are crazy and a must to see. For travelling Andalucia has a lot to offer (Sevilla, Granada, Cordoba, Malaga, Ronda), Portugal and Marroco are really close too, but do not miss the small special places in the province of Cadiz neither (El Palmar, Canos de Meca, Tarifa, Vejer, Arcos - amazing). Advice - don't be shy, try to talk to local people even though you don't speak perfect spanish and you'll see you become good friends with them. Do not be afraid to try something new too, the culture is different, just try to live like they do for a while...
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Michal B
Academic
Course recommendations
Some of the courses have continual evaluation, which means that you don't have to take the final test at the end...
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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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Michal B
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Gaditano is a pretty strong dialect of Spanish, it takes some time to get used to it. You have to hang around with the local people if you want to be able to talk to them...
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Michal B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife is a bit more expensive in Spain than in Slovakia and I went out almost every day, for me the rest of the costs were pretty much the same...
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall, Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I like to travel, I spend a lot on that, otherwise life is cheap over there.
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