Experiences by Jake
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Barcelona: the city of all cities
Barcelona is like a second home to me. I've got family and friends there and I know it like the back of my hand. A lot of catalans have even said that I know it better than they do. In every single way, Barcelona is a city you can get lost in. Walking around, finding...
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Discovering Porto
Porto, the second biggest city in Portugal, is a city of unrivalled beauty, considered one of the most stunning in the world, with incredible and unique architecture, full of amazing people. The river Douro and the Vino do Porto caves in Gaia are some of the city's best...
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Rimini, the ever changing city
Rimini is the capital city of its namesake province (Province of Rimini), located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Specifically, Rimini belongs to the Riviera Romagnola area in the North of Italy next to the Adriatic Sea. It is, without a doubt, one of the most...
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Erasmus Experience in Zagreb, Fausto in Croatia
Why did you choose to go to Zagreb, Croatia? The truth is I chose it as there weren't any other places left. Even so, I think it was a good choice. First of all because I was one of the first Spanish Erasmus students that went to Croatia. That year there were 3 Erasmus...
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Experience in Santander, Laura in Spain
What's it like to live in Santander? Do you recommend it Santander seems like an amazing city to live in. Obviously each to their own, but the city manages to combine contrasting things that you wouldn't be able to find on other cities. What's the student atmosphere...
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Erasmus Experience in Warsaw, Itziar in Poland
Why did you choose to go to Warsaw, Poland? Warsaw was the best option, although there were lots. I initially chose to go to the UK, but after a friend spoke to me about Poland, I chose Warsaw as my first choice as I wanted to live in a capital city and Poland has a lot...
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My Experience in Galway
Why did you choose to do an Erasmus year abroad in Galway, Ireland? I chose Ireland as I study English Studies and wanted to go to a country that spoke English so I could practice. I could have gone to the UK or Malta for example, (or any of the other places UGR offered...
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Erasmus Experience in Vilnius, Lithuania
Source Why did you choose to go to Vilnius, Lithuania? Mainly because I studied in Lisbon the year before and wanted to go to somewhere completely different. I also chose it as they still don't have the Euro and I was able to take advantage of the exchange rate. To...
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My Polish City
The best city in Poland, Wroclaw. I lived there for 5 years but I discovered it's 'essence' after just two. It has everything apart from the weather, haha. The best time to visit is between April/May and September/October. There's a great atmosphere and lot of people...
1 1 , 8 years ago -
Experience in Cancún, Fany in Mexico
What it's like to live in Cancún? Do you recommend it? Cancún... Life in Cancún is pretty damn good, a bit expensive compared to other cities in Mexico, but you fall in love with it, and as it's one of the most touristy cities in Mexico it's absolutely full of...
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My Valencia Experience, Alba in Spain
What's it like to live in Valencia? Would you recommend it? Valencia is one of the best cities in Spain to live in as it gives you a great quality of life and a degree of comfort for every citizen. I recommend it to everyone as it's a warm and welcoming city, easy to...
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My Cologne Experience, Tono in Germany
What's it like to live in Cologne? Do you recommend it? I've been living here 5 years and I strongly recommend it. Here's a few reasons why: The people: the people here are more open and more relaxed than other cities in Germany. International city: there's a wide...
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Cities to visit near Murcia
In this article I'll be talking about the cities close to Murcia you can visit in a day or two, or more if you want. I'm not going to speak about the little villages or the beaches as I've already written an article about it (the beaches in Murcia). Here's the link if...
1 3 , 8 years ago -
Nine months in Prague
First things first, I study 'English studies' (English Philology) but, rather than going to the UK or Ireland, I decided to go to Prague. I was in Prague for my year abroad as part of my course, and I just fell in love with the city. In fact, when I visited it way back...
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Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca - Halls
University of Milano-Bicocca My opinions are based on my experience in 2009/10 and are exactly that, my own. I hope they help in some way. Link: http://www.unimib.it The University is at the edge of the city, really close to a village called Sesto San Giovanni where...
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Experience in Palermo, Laura in Italy
What's it like to live in Palermo? Would you recommend it? I wouldn't live there for the rest of my life. It's a city you've got to see at least once in your life, and is worth living in for some period of time. It's crazy. When I first arrived, the first thing I...
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Erasmus Experience in Bratislava, Natalia in Slovakia
Why did you choose to go to Bratislava, Slovakia? It was my second choice as it's a city in the centre of Europe, allowing me to travel around as well as being a fairly cheap city that has everything you need to have a good year. How long did your grant last? How much...
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Experience in Budapest, Eduardo in Hungary
What's it like to live in Budapest? Would you recommend it? Budapest, made up of the banks of Buda and Pest, both separated by the Danube, is an amazing city, with great history and loads of places to visit, Parliament being the building most representative of the...
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My Erasmus experience in Riga, Latvia
Why did you chose to go to Riga? Because I wanted an experience completely different to one I would have had going to countries similar to Spain. I wanted to improve my English, meet people, travel... I don't agree with what people say about the poverty either. There is...
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The best university party
ITA is without a doubt one of the best university parties you could go to, if not the best. ITA is a party organised by the students from Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola, obviously the Spanish name, and it's held in Palencia, a city in northern Valladolid, 40 minutes by...
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Guide to living in Leeds
Leeds is a small British city in Yorkshire, a city that in the last 10 years has experienced a demographic, cultural and economic rise thanks to a booming industrial sector. England is very much a multicultural country, and for us Spaniards, it's always surprising to...
0 0 , 8 years ago