Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? I like to live independently and with the people that I want. With the other option you can never know with who you'll be living

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

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

Course recommendations:
I will not recommed any subjects specific, but have a good look a the subject that you want to do and verify with the International Relation Office if it is possible to follow the course in Spanish. All subject are given in Catalonian and next to that in Spanish, I had to go for one course to another faculty. But that is Barcelona, everything is in the Catalonian language

The language of instruction was:
Spanish

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

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

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
Because living is more expensive in Barcelona then in the city of my home university

I wish I had known ...
No

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