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JEROME L

EM Normandie, Le Havre, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

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Barcelona is a city with a very important cultural offer. It's very important to try know Barcelona, his quarters, his communities, etc. It's fabulous.

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Sergio N

Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

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All erasmus parties, la fiesta de la merce'...

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Sergio N

Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because you can be totally indipendent

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Fantastic! The only bad thing I have to say is that half of the courses was in catalan :-( so I had to learn it

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brizzia

Colon University, Veracruz, Mexico
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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Barcelona is a city where you always find something to do. Just buy "La Guia del Ocio" every thursday and that will give you a hint of what to do.

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Anaïs F

Université de Technologie de Troyes, Troyes, France
Engineering, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Catalan

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Catalan

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Catalan?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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)

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Before going, I didn't expect having to learn Catalan. But profesors explained that it was a politic question, and I had to speak Catalan in class.

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anonymous

Technische Universiteit Delft, Delft, Netherlands
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

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fine, nice to speak yet another language.....

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