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Abigail C
Academic
Course recommendations
Catalan language, communication through fashion or any cinema courses.
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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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Abigail C
Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Was ok, didn't have mnay problems understanding the locals 'cos they speak quite clearly.
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Abigail C
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wanted to do translation courses but they were on another campus and only available for masters level.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Lots of courses to choose from but not always run properly or incredibly boring. Lecturers not always very helpful and Italian students not too friendly either (unless you're female and they're male ;-)
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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
get a carta verde for train travel, its so worth it at 30euro for 15% discounts everytime. Come out early to find acommodation. Watch your bags when travelling on the bus or else it's contents will make somebody very happy! Bring lots of strong moskito repellent!
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Abigail C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
food is quite expensive here and getting a phone line installed also expensive.. travel is much cheaper here than uk
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Telephone, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try and go to the cheaper supermarkets like Eurospin and esselunga.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Offers all the basic facilities I could need.
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Abigail C
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Mtv Day usually the second Sunday in September. massive live concert with mainly Italian but a few good american acts from midday until 1am!
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