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Experience
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Maria's Erasmus Experience in Orleans, France
Why did you choose to go to Orleans, France? I chose Orleans because I wanted to go to France and it was one of the options that I had. In addition, I preferred to go to a small city rather than a bigger one and I liked the location of Orleans, which is only one hour...
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Marta's Erasmus Experience in Cologne, Germany
Why did you choose to go to Cologne, Germany? Because the people on my course who had already been there for their Erasmus had told me very good things about the city. Source How long did the scholarship last? How much money did you receive to help you with living...
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Rafa's Erasmus Experience in Braga, Portugal
Why did you choose to go to Braga, Portugal? Actually, I didn't choose Braga. At my university, we were asked to choose ten destinations and I randomly placed Braga as the fifth or sixth choice and that was the one I was assigned. Source How long did the scholarship...
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Miguel's Erasmus Experience in Catania, Italy
Why did you choose to go to Catania, Italy? Of the options I had, it was the one which I knew the least about, I thought that being an island could mean I would have the option to travel and see other places (I didn't expect Sicily to have so many things to see, which...
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Blog
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My favourite buildings in Lyon
Lyon is a beautiful city. From its intense cultural activity, its beautiful landscapes and its beautiful buildings (without forgetting, of course, its excellent restaurants), its is a city in which it is not difficult to find something to see or do. Today, I will tell...
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Olalla's Erasmus Experience in Sassari, Italy
Why did you choose to go to Sassari, Italia? For its landscapes, because it is a Mediterranean island, so its climate is good, and for its beaches. Source How long did the scholarship last? How much money did you receive to help you with living costs? The scholarship...
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Melisa's Experience in Ljubljana, Slovenia
What is it like to live in Ljubljana? Would you recommend it? How is it? Ljubljana is a small town , but it is very nice. If you want to live in Ljubljana, it won't cost you as much as living in other European cities like Brussels or Paris, etc. I recommend it, both as...
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Ona's Erasmus Experience in Parma, Italy
Why did you choose to go to Parma, Italy? It was my only choice and I am grateful that is was like that! Source How long did the scholarship last? How much money did you receive to help you with living costs? My scholarship was for an internship in professional...
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Frank's Erasmus Experience in Padua, Italy
Why did you choose to go to Padua, Italy? I chose this destination simply because it was the best option of Erasmus destination out of the possible destinations from my home university. I already knew that it was a very good Erasmus destination. Source How long did the...
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Emilia's Erasmus Experience in Pavia, Italy
Why did you choose to go to Pavia, Italy? Because it was recommended to me, and I would recommend it too. It's the perfect city to do an Erasmus exchange. Pavia offers you the advantage of having a big city close by, like Milan, but without having such outrageous prices...
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Gurrola Yepiz's Experience in Mexicali, Mexico
What do you think of Mexicali as a place to live? Would you recommend it? How is it? Mexicali is a metropolitan city, which has wonderful people. In fact, it is not a very old place, given that it was founded on the 14th March, 1903, which is relatively recent. This is...
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Place
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The Eiffel Tower
Obviously, one of the unmissable and obligatory places to visit in Paris is the Eiffel Tower, which is, of course, the main symbol of the French capital. Having visited this city several times, I had never climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower - that was not until my...
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The Churra Way and the Augusta Way
Valencia and its cycling routes In this post I am going to talk about Valencia and possibly one of the best known bike paths, the Churra Way and its "sister path", the Augusta Way. Although I love hiking trails, I have already talked about several of them, such as the...
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Church of la Merced
Hello everyone. I hope you are all well! Talking about the centre of Lima involves talking about churches, museums, houses and narrow streets, as well as finding streets with different names, some of them funny and others related to characters who lived in that street....
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Blog
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My first visit to Pisco, Peru
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all okay. Today I want to tell you about my experience of visiting one of the most important marine reserves in Peru; it is called the national reserve of Paracas and it is in the Ica region. When I was studying tourism at the Universidad...
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Exhibition Park, Lima
Hello, everybody! I hope you are well. Today I want to tell you about a park in the centre of Lima, known as the Exhibition Park. It is an emblem of Lima and has lots of history. If you come from the districts surrounding Lima, such as Lince, Pueblo Libre or Miraflores,...
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Monsy's Experience in Buenos Aires, Argentina
What do you think of Buenos Aires as a place to live? Would you recommend it? What is it like? Buenos Aires was characterised as being the cradle of many European influences and waves of immigrants, including Italians, Spaniards and Arabs, to name a few. The 20th...
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Adrián's Erasmus Experience in Farrara, Italy
Why did you choose to go to Ferrara, Italy? At first I wanted to go to an Eastern European country, but a failed grade in English left me with Italy as the only viable option. I was also looking to travel, so the best option was Bologna with its airport with thousands...
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Ruben's Erasmus Experience in Coimbra, Portugal
Why did you choose to go to Coimbra, Portugal? I took a Portuguese course at university and thought it would be a great help to practice Portuguese, as well as the closeness to Spain, weather and low prices. How long does the scholarship last? How much money do you...
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Elisa's Experience in Leicester, United Kingdom
What do you think of Leicester as a place to live? Would you recommend it? What is it like? It is good, it is a cultural city and there are many foreigners living here. It has everything and is a small city. In winter it is boring, but in summer there are always things...
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Javi's Erasmus Experience in Oslo, Norway
Why did you choose to go to Oslo, Norway? For the country, I had visited it as a tourist and I loved the natural beauty of Norway. Also to get to know a different culture, as well as the educational system of the Nordic countries. Source How long is the scholarship?...
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Victor's Erasmus Experience in Maribor, Slovenia
Why did you choose to go to Maribor, Slovenia? I chose Maribor because it is a city that is central in Europe which allows you to make trips and visit other countries which are only three hours away by car. These countries include Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Austria,...
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Carmen's Erasmus Experience in Limerick, Ireland
Why did you choose to go to Limerick, Irlanda? Because I wanted to live in a place where they spoke English and I really like Ireland, even though I'd never been before. Source How long is the scholarship? How much money do you receive to help you with living costs? 9...
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Pablo's Erasmus Experience in Cork, Ireland
Why did you choose to go to Cork, Ireland? Mainly for the English and because I had heard good things about the city. Source How long is the scholarship? How much money do you receive to help you with living costs? The scholarship is 5 months and I receive 1, 500...
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Marta's Erasmus Experience in Gdańsk, Poland
Why did you chose to go to Gdańsk, Poland? I chose Poland as my Erasmus destination because my choices were limited, for economic reasons, and Poland is a very cheap country. On the other hand, I was interested in improving my English, and the classes are taught in...
