Housing - Reviews of Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) | Brazil

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malarant

Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: With a family

Why?

Living with a family was an excellent opportunity to learn the language and to understand the local culture.

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I am ver thankful for the international affairs committee for having arranged me the accomodation, and constantly making sure that everything was OK with me. Also, I had the most perfect host of all: Mrs Goulart both taught me Portuguese and Brasilian culture, and also become one of my best friends.

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Robert C

College of Wooster, Wooster, United States
Language, Undergraduate, CIEE

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I value my independence.

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It wasn't a good match with the first person they put me with so they helped me find another accommodation which suited me better.

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Henrique C

Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

Because there is more cultural interaction either with people from the host country and either with other foreign students

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The housing was pretty good, overall I could't ask for more, specially because I had my own space and the family helped during the first days and it was very handy to my cultural adaptation.

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Nuno F

Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Medical Sciences, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Nice environment with people sharing knowledge of different areas.

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Housing at University of São Paulo was a unique experience: I had contact with great professors, an interesting laboratory work with anti-tumoral proteins of snake venom, a new reality.

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