@nikolponertova spent her last semester in Bolzano at UNIBZ & she shared with us the 3 best and worst experiences about her exchange! 🇮🇹
✨Skiing - at UNIBZ, it’s common for people to go skiing right after school or even before. It’s only a half-hour drive directly from Bolzano. Plus, our uni arranged a 50% discount on seasonal ski passes🤩. We even enjoyed the mountains in October when the weather was warm🏔️.
✨Making new friends - it was easier than I expected. I quickly found my group and we stuck together until the end… and we still hang out even after Erasmus! This whole experience is also about stepping out of your comfort zone, which helps improve English and social skills😎.
✨Bolzano life - Although Bolzano wasn’t my first choice, I wouldn’t change it. It’s a smaller, peaceful city surrounded by beautiful nature🌸. It has an interesting mix of Austrian and Italian culture. Nice people everywhere. Another big plus was that we all Erasmus students actually knew each other because there weren’t that many of us there.
✖️Public transportation: Buses in Italy were generally on time, but the problem was with the evening connections. The last bus from the city centre to where I lived left at half past midnight. So, if there was an event, I had to walk home for 45 minutes🫢. Another problem was frequent strikes by drivers, there were maybe 10 during my stay😶🌫️.
✖️Canteen: First, the good part - prices ranging from €2.5 to €4.5 for a full meal👏🏼. The downside was what we got for that money. The Tyrolean cuisine served at the UNIBZ canteen didn’t impress me or my friends much. It was usually a strange combination, the food wasn’t seasoned well, and it just wasn’t tasty🫤. But the fresh pizza for €3.5 was great. I have never eaten so much pizza in my life🍕.
✖️Lack of nightlife - Bolzano is generally a quiet town💆🏽♀️. You will also find clubs, various restaurants, cinemas, sports fields, etc., but the events there were mainly organized by the uni organization. We spent a lot of time in the dorm, where we arranged our own parties🎉.
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6 days ago