Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose:

Why? None

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

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

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

Course recommendations:
Check before you choose the course that the classes are held in spanish, not in catalan

The language of instruction was:
Spanish

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:
Family

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

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
The rents are pretty high in barcelona, and that was the biggest part I had to spent money on, also without a spanish bankaccount I wasn´t able to make a contract with the phone company and I had to use prepaid cards on my mobile, and they were ofcourse more expensive

I wish I had known ...
I would´ve want to know about the courses and teaching methods more. I also didn´t know that catalan plays such a big role in this city.

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