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maryjimenez
Housing
Type of housing: Hostal
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Porque seria otra experiencia, donde viviria cosas diferentes.
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Personal comments
Creo que esta bien dentro de lo que cabe, pero pienso que tambien deberian de tener mas consideracion con el hecho de que son mas de 6 horas de diferencia, con el uso del telefono.
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Cecilia P
Academic
Course recommendations
don't take the ceramics course...
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
better litterature
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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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Marie B
Overall
I wish I had known...
One year goes by very fast
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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 is not great, but barcelona is really nice.
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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
You won't regret it
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
calling:international, more expensive, no telephone at my home, nightlive, almost everything free entrance, different in holland
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Overall, Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
keeping contact with the rest of the world, expensive, but youll find ways to save money, or you dont.....
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Arnaud R
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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was a very good experience for me. Actually i could not speak any single word in spanich when i arrived. Afterwards one year i became fluent at spanish.
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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
there are so many things to see and places to visit, I can´t point out the best ones. The best in BCN is that you can find whatever you´re looking for.
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