Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? Allows to be flexible between university and private life although I would encourage living with native speaker and discourage sharing with other people of the same mother tongue

Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city

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

Course recommendations:
Mixing home students studying languages more with foreign students studying business in host university

The language of instruction was:
Spanish

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

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

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

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

Personal spending habits:
Spent more travelling because dont travel at home. Live with parents at home so cost more to live with other students. Food is cheaper in spain than uk, as is telephone

I wish I had known ...
Wish I had the confidence to live with spaniards do fun have at the beginning, not just after half way through. Also would of lived living away from home before, making simple household chores easier

In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.