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barbaragarc
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because life in general is far more expensive in UK than in Spain. Food was specially costly since there were not many supermarkets or big stores around so there was only a place to go and shop and obviously, prices were higher due to lack of competence.
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Overall, Housing, Food, Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Anchor bar at Portstewart (a classic!),there was always somebody to talk to,tuesday night was the karaoke night,wednesday there was a quiz and on thursday a bank playing alive.On Monday the place to go was Traks at Portrush (at the beginning i didn´t like the kind of music the played but at the end it was pretty good and the University provides free buses to go and to come back home;On Wednesday everybody used to go to Kelly´s,a big disco with different atmospheres and very well known in that area,free buses also.Station bar at Portrush to have a beer and with pools upstairs.And the Students Union was pretty good specially if there´s a ceilli night (or something like that;an Irish dancing night).And of course there was always and Erasmus party somewhere
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lilla_ego
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Language, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about the courses that were available to be able to prepare myself better
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It was quite long ago since I was there so I guess it has changed since then but I liked it :-)
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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
Don't hesitate to go thgere just because it is not a 'safe' area - Northern Ireland has much to offer!
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Soraya P
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because you could sort it from your home country, it was rather handy to go to class and gave me the opportunity to mingle with other students who were living on campus as well.
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barbaragarc
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There´s always somewhere to go everynight.
There used to be student parties at The Anchor in Portrush( a nearby town) on Mondays as well as at Rogues on Friday nights.
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portrush
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Better life, when you can live outside campus
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Personal comments
Campus Accomodation were very good, well equiped but when you live on campus, you stay most of the time in the campus.
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