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ESADE is located in Barcelona, one of the most beautiful and
comfortable cities in Europe. Housing is some of the cheapest in
Europe, and most of the students live within apartments scattered about
the city. Sometimes students elect to live with one another... many
others, including myself, had non-ESADE roommates, which added its own
flavor to life in Barcelona. One of my good friends, a British lawyer,
was a roommate of mine for 4 months in Barcelona.
One will pay much less for lodging and food in comparison to the US,
northern Europe, or Japan. $200- $300 per month should cover ALL housing
costs.
An excellent housing service is called Habit Servei, and they help
place international students in apartments at fair prices. They speak
English, Spanish, Catalan, French, and a number of other languages, and
were always helpful with me! Other placement agencies exist, and
occasionally at ESADE, students put up ads looking for roommates. In
this way, I lived with a Colombian doctor and his dentist wife for a few
months near the end of my stay in Barcelona.
The ESADE campus is located in Pedralbes, one of the poshest
neighborhoods in the city. There are lovely mansions surrounding the
campus and a picturesque medieval monastery lies directly across the
street from one of the ESADE buildings. ESADE is fairly easy to get to
via public transportation- subway and bus- the buildings are located
within a small area. It is not a dangerous part of the city, and other
universities and colleges are also located in the area.
The computer facilities are usually enough, except perhaps in crunch
periods near the end of the semester and when certain
classes "requisition" the computer classrooms, such that other people
cannot use the computers. However, in its defense, ESADE opens its
computer rooms 7 days a week (which is very progressive for Spain!), and
the computers are available late into the night, if necessary. Computers
are a big part of ESADE, as they are used for many reports and for
research.
If necessary, Barcelona has a number of cheap cyber-cafes, which can
also be used.
Eating facilities at ESADE are pleasant... the lunch deals/meals are
inexpensive, and are creative... from seafood dishes to salads, to
pastas and steaks. Sometimes there are lines, but this is probably
because the offerings are good!
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