Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I prefer living with people of my own choice and in an apartment/house that I have chosen after having seen it. I also want to live in the center of town rather than on campus.

Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

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

Course recommendations:
The selection of courses was not overwhelming. I pretty much had to take the courses offered to me.

The language of instruction was:
Spanish

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Learning the language of instruction was not a factor in choosing my host country

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
Food is cheaper but you eat out more, hence I spent more or less the same on food.I did'nt have a phone at home, hence lower telephone costs. My rent was cheaper than in Sweden. Nightlife is a lot cheaper than in Sweden but you go out more, spend more time out of the house, than in Sweden, hence I spent more or less the same. I travelled more than I do in Sweden, hence put more moeny on travel.

I wish I had known ...
The extent to which catalan is spoken

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