Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I had an apartment in a big student dormitary in Munich. It was easy to meet other young people there, but since I had my own room, it was also easy to find peace and quite when ever I felt like that.

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

Travel, Activities, Nightlife take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Course recommendations:
-

The language of instruction was:
German

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before: Basic phrases
after: At ease in most situations

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

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant

Work opportunities
I worked during my study abroad experience.
Other kind of work

Personal spending habits:
New friends and new city: Nightlife!! Also lunch or dinner in a restaurant was much more usual abroad than back home. Short distances to see Europe: Travel!! Expensive calls to Finland was the reason, why telephone bills were a lot smaller than back home! Food is quite the same price as back home.

I wish I had known ...
I wish I had understood before how difficult German language really is....

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.