Type of housing:
On campus

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I would go in an apartment where local people live, because where I lived there were only foreigners as me, and we hardly spoke German. We used to talk in English, as many of them couldn't German. That disappointed me a lot. Second I would like to live in a real house, as the student dorm where I was, was quite similar to the one I live in in Italy, and I'd like to experience something different.

Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities, Nightlife take/s place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Course recommendations:
move very quick and start thinking of them as soon as possible, from your home country possibly. Then, attendance is very important for some courses and teachers give a strong attention to your presence and to your interaction during the course. Be active!

The language of instruction was:
German

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
after: At ease in most situations

Learning the language of instruction was a factor in choosing my host country

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities
I didn't want/need to work.

Personal spending habits:
food, generally costs more and then as a foreigner I didn't know where to go to spend less. Housing, in Modena I did not pay for housing, as I got a local grant which used to give me money and house for free. Nightlife was cheaper as you almost do not have to pay for entering disco-pubs, beer is incredibly good and CHEAP and in general we managed on our own for nightlife...

I wish I had known ...
that the place where I lived was that bad as it really was.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!