Type of housing:
With a family

Arranged by:
Home university

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I moved from the host family after 2 weeks because they were too involved; I felt like a 12 year-old and didn´t have freedom to come and go as I wanted.

Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city

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

Course recommendations:
Don´t take literature courses, even if they are needed to graduate because they´re impossible. Also, don´t take "Historia de Andalucía Medieval"- the professor curses and screams at students- even natives!!

The language of instruction was:
Spanish

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:
Other

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
A private grant
scholarships

Work opportunities
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work.
Other kind of work

Personal spending habits:
I lived at home with my parents before so all was free, and transport was less because I didn´t have car insurance or gas to pay, just bus passes and taxis sometimes. The food seemed cheaper and everyone used cel phones instead of house phones, so I had to pay for that too which I wouldn´t usaully at home.

I wish I had known ...
That it was going to be so difficult and that there would be NO support what so ever. Had I known that I was going to struggle so much with the language I would have demanded some supplemental Spanish language courses during my stay. I would have asked more about help centers or activities to spend time with native speakers as well.

In my opinion:
Stay home.