25/04/2014

0.19.20 Male france Latvia, Riga

Riga Technical
University 6 No
student residence
shared flat around 400
University offer
Facebook pages by foot no old town of Riga kurzeme
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport
Cost of living,
Academic Issues Yes Yes No home Riga: excellent
copenhagen
moon safari, ala
bar, the club, just
bar, skyline lounge
(most expensive
but still relatively
cheap)
no idea
LIDO
Riga: ezitis migla
for the food and
drinks
skyline lounge for
the view
ala bar for the
traditional folk
background
french bar
because it's cheap
and i'm french Yes
Further Study,
Work, Holiday Yes no
25/04/2014
10.28.48 Male Czech republic Latvia, Riga RTU 5 Yes Dormitory 150e
International office
- RTU student
department yes friends no
Zoo, Jurmala
beach, SKI resort
clubbing
sometimes and
everywhere
Tea room near the
Opera house delta of Daugava no
Swimming pool,
gym...but so
overcrowded!
Friends made,
English language
improvement Weather Yes Yes No
At dormitory = 15e
per day funstastic
ALA bar, Moon
safari,
potatoes cakes
with garlic-
eveywhere to get it ALA bar Yes Holiday Yes no
25/04/2014
13.23.58 Male France Latvia, Riga
RTU Riga
technical university 5 Yes Dormitory 150 euros
i have received a
mail with all
informations by bus websites nothing the old center
i have visited other
parts in the country
like Sigulda,
Jurmala
and other country
like lithuania ,
estonia, norway,
finland, sweden no
Personal
Development
lecture in bad
english Yes Yes No
mc donald 6 euros
delice snak 6
euros
pelmeni 4 euros
rimi 2 euros
... funny
french bar, ala bar,
tequila boom,
skyline, shot caf,
rock caf, mojo,
piens, omas
briljant
pelmeni
all food in ala bar
french bar : cheap
beer
ala bar : cheap
food Yes Holiday Yes no
27/04/2014
20.43.29 Male France Latvia, Riga
Riga Technical
University 5 Yes Dormitory 298
university website,
former exhange
students by bus or walking Websites no
Museums (war
museum,
occupation
museum)
Hockey games,
stand up comedy,
opera,
concerts
Half marathon Old town
Yes
Jurmala,
natural parcs, no no
English language
improvement nothing Yes Yes No I cook myself Good
French bar (cheap
drinks)
Pulvekis
omas brilliants
Piens
La rocca
Mojo bar
Ala bar, plate of
fresh food french bar to drink Yes Holiday Yes no
25/04/2014
13.32.45 Male Germany Latvia, Riga
Riga Technical
University 5 Yes
Dormitory of the
Riga Technical
University at
Kipsala 270
At the homepage
of the University Bus Website No Jurmala The old town No
Friends made,
Cultural
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport Unfriendly people Yes Yes No
Restaurant Pipers
6 per day Realy Good
Greenwood, La
Rocca
No special food to
reccomend Ala Bar Yes Holiday Yes No
25/04/2014
22.08.10 Female Germany Latvia, Riga
Riga Technical
University (RTU) 5,5 Yes Dormitory
290 for single
room International Office by foot
local buddy
showed me a
website
Erasmus Student
Network
-Museums
-TV Tower
-Monuments
-Beach
-Casltes (Rundale)
-cemetery
-Capital of
Cultures Festival in
Riga
-Ghetto Open Air
(shows sport
games like
basketball; kind of
market)
Old town
market in Russian
area of Riga
Jurmala beach
(Beach belonging
to the baltic sea)
Rundale
I had a buddy
(student who took
care of me) from
Riga no
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience, Social
Life/Sport,
Opportunity to
travel Crime, Food No Yes No
restaurants (lulu
pica, lido, rimi)
cook on my own nice
Moon safari
the club
greenwood
french bar
hedge hog
different stuff at
lido
hedge hog bar for
great and cheap
burgers or pasta Yes
Further Study,
Holiday Yes no
25/04/2014
12.42.32 Female Italy Latvia, Riga
Riga technical
university 5 Yes Dormitory 200 University page feet websites Yes, Esn Riga
Yes, lots of
concerts in club,
the running of
Santa Claus,
Christmas
markets. Old town
Yes, Jurmala,
Sigulda No No
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience, Social
Life/Sport
Cost of living,
Weather, Food Yes Yes No
At home and in
some bars/pubs
8 each day
quite good
because of the
presence of lots of
Erasmus students
Green wood 5-10
La Rocca 10-15
Ala bar 5-10
Ala bar, dishes
with meat 10
pelmeni 5
French bar 2 for a
beer (0,5 l)
Ala bar 3 for a
beer (0,5 l) Yes Holiday Yes no
26/04/2014
16.56.10 Male Italy Latvia, Riga Latvija Universitate 6 Yes
dormitory, prima
hostel 200 aprox
university
internationl office bus myself esn riga
salaspils camp,
freedom
monument,
occupation
museum, st peter
church
staro riga,
november old town sigulda, jurmala no no
Personal
Development
Accommodation
difficulties Yes Yes Yes al home good
pubs, funny fox,
donegans, kiwi
bar, ala pub, LIDO LIDO Yes Work, Holiday Yes no
26/04/2014
20.07.40 Male Italy Latvia, Riga University of Latvia 4 Yes
Dormitory
(Reznas) 85 Host university trolley bus Host university
Esn erasmus
students Riga
Saint Peter
Church, Dom
Square, Main
building of LU etc. no Old Town
Jurmala, Cesis,
Sigulda no no
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Academic
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Opportunity to
travel Food Yes Yes No
Usually at home
but also LIDO Good
La Rocca, Kalku
Varti, Moon Safari,
Just Club, Kiwi
Bar, Ala Pub etc.
Griki and all the
food you can find
in LIDO
Kiwi bar,
Donegans, Moon
Safari, Ala pub Yes Holiday Yes no
26/04/2014
20.07.47 Male Italy Latvia, Riga University of Latvia 4 Yes
Dormitory
(Reznas) 85 Host university trolley bus Host university
Esn erasmus
students Riga
Saint Peter
Church, Dom
Square, Main
building of LU etc. no Old Town
Jurmala, Cesis,
Sigulda no no
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Academic
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Opportunity to
travel Food Yes Yes No
Usually at home
but also LIDO Good
La Rocca, Kalku
Varti, Moon Safari,
Just Club, Kiwi
Bar, Ala Pub etc.
Griki and all the
food you can find
in LIDO
Kiwi bar,
Donegans, Moon
Safari, Ala pub Yes Holiday Yes no
26/04/2014
18.34.00 Male Spain Latvia, Riga
Riga stradina
University 4 month Yes student residence 180 euros websites bus websites
international
student not
Ice hokey and
basketball. In
Arena riga. old twon jurmala, sigulda not
sports center riga
stradina
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Academic
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport,
Opportunity to
travel Academic Issues Yes Yes No Lido, 8 euros. Great Alabar, studio 69. I dont remmenber French bar, alabar. Yes Work, Holiday Yes Not
26/04/2014
19.03.08 Male Turkey Latvia, Riga
Riga Technical
University 10 Yes
RTU Kipsala
Dormitory 150
Foreign student
department by walking website
nternational
student
department and
esn No
Nope, i wan
antisocial
The whole of old
town riga Jurmala Nope
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Academic
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport,
Opportunity to
travel Weather Yes Yes Yes
5, i cooked by
myself
Alabar,
greenwood,
frenchbar
Pelmeny at XL
Pelmeni Folksklub alabar Yes Holiday Yes i havent
29/04/2014
18.28.44 Female Czech Republic Latvia, Riga
Riga Technical
University 9,5 Yes dormitory 150
websites (rtu.lv)
and
communication
with international
office by foot
websites, time
tables NO NO NO
The Old Town,
Jurmala beach,
seaside in general,
neighbourhood of
dormitory
Sigulda, Jurmala,
Jelgava NO
library, gym,
cinema
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Academic
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport,
Opportunity to
travel
Cost of living,
Cultural
differences Yes Yes Yes
I cooked by
myself, I spent
approximately 10
per main meals a
day Fully satisfying
Folkklubs Ala Bar,
Funny Fox, Rock
Cafe, Kiwi bar,
Hedgehog in a
Fog, Pulkvedis
Cheese pelmeni in
Pelmeni XL - one
portion
approximately for 2

Hedgehod in a Fog
(Ezitis Migla), the
best fries and
burgers in Riga,
big portion for 3,3 Yes
Further Study,
Work, Holiday,
Living Yes NO
19/05/2014
19.08.53 Female Italy Latvia, Riga
Latvijas
Universitate 10 Yes
Reznas student
hostel 85,37 University website Trolleybus
Erasmus buddy,
website no
freedom
monument
hockey match,
Arena Riga
Opera, Nabucco,
National opera oldtown, parks
Kurzeme, Sigulda,
Cesis, Jurmala,
Rundale, Bauska
tourist information
center for
information about
sites and events university gym
Friends made,
Cultural
Experience,
Opportunity to
travel
Weather,
Unfriendly people No Yes No
cafeteria, 2,5-3
euro good
kalku varti, la
rocca (both free
entrance) pelmeni, pankukas
alabar, rockcafe,
funny fox Yes maybe Yes no
26/04/2014
11.07.58 Female Italy Latvia, Riga
Riga Technical
University 6 Yes
Single room in
RTU Kipsala
Dormitory 290
RTU official
website By bus or walking
Website and
smartphone app ESN
St Peter's Church,
st Jacob's Church,
Riga's Cathedral,
Ethnographic
museum, Museum
of History,
Museum of
Occupation
Spring celebration
in Ethnographic
Museum
Easter celebration
in Ethnographic
Museum Old Town
Yes, Kurzeme
region (Liepaja,
Ventas Rumba,
Karosta), Sigulda,
Jurmala No No
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Opportunity to
travel nothing Yes Yes No At home Very nice
Rock Caf - free
entrance
Greenwood - free
entrance
Ala Pub - 0,5l beer
1,5 , main
courses 4-8
Ezitis Migla
Pancakes and
meat at Lido
Garlic bread,
meatballs and beer
at Ala Pub
Pelmeni at
Pelmeni XL
Pelmeni XL - 2
for a bowl full of
pelmeni
Ala bar Yes Holiday Yes No
27/04/2014
9.13.48 Male Tagikistan Latvia,Riga
Riga Technical
University 5 Yes Hostel 150 Euro International Office By walk Smartphone APP yes no
yes, in University
mostly Old Town No No No
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Personal
Development Weather Yes Yes No At home Discoclubs Fish foods Fox Yes Holiday Yes no
27/04/2014
14.54.27 Female Turkey Latvia,Riga
Riga Technical
University 9 months Yes
Dormitory. Riga
Technical
University's
dormitory in
Kipsala. 150 euros
International
Office, i got these
information from
Foreign Student's
Department of
RTU. By walking
Websites, smart
phone app and
hardcopy time
tables.
I just joined
Erasmus Student
Network.
Yes, i did. Kuldiga,
Liepaja, Rezekne,
Sigulda, Jurmala.
I attended
Studentu Paradize,
ice hockey
matches of
Dinamo Riga,
Easter Festival in
Open-Air Museum,
Celebration of the
Independence Day
of Latvia,
Christmas markets
and most of the
Riga 2014
Europen Cultural
Capital events.
Old Town and
Daugava river.
Yes, i visited. I
visited
Netherlands,
Germany, Poland,
Lithuania, Finland,
Sweden, Estonia. No.
Yes. I've used
RTU's all of the
libraries.
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Academic
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport,
Opportunity to
travel, Having a
chance to express
myself and my
country.
Cost of living,
Weather,
Accommodation
difficulties,
Academic Issues,
Unfriendly people,
Health issues and
the price of
medicines. Yes Yes No
I generally cook by
myself and it costs
2-3 euros per a
day. Great.
La Rocca and
Moon Safari
(unfortunately :D).
Lido, Pelmeni,
Charlie Pizza,
Folkklubs Alabar
and RTU's
cafeteria.
Greenwood, Ezitis
Migla, Rockcafe
and Folkklubs
Alabar. The
average cost is
between 5-6
euros. Yes
Further Study,
Work, Holiday Yes No.
25/04/2014
15.55.30 Female Austria Latvia,Riga
Riga technical
university 6 Yes Dormitory 250
Hardly any
information online.
RTU provided a
little bit of
information. by foot website
ESN, International
students
department Old town
Cultural dance
festival
Ice-hockey
matches Old town
Jurmala, National
parks, along the
river Daugava No university's gym
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience,
Academic
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport
Accommodation
difficulties Yes Yes No Dormitory, 10 good
no favourite
location pelmeni, sweets University's mensa Yes No Yes no
25/04/2014
10.28.38 Female Denmark Latvia,Riga University of Latvia 5 Yes
Rented individual
apartment 250 euro
Friends who
already lived in
Riga By bus Websites No Old town Riga
Sigulda
Jurmala
Liepaja
Cesis
Skrunda
Tervete
Jelgava
Vilnius, Lithuania
Stokholm, Sweden NO No
Friends made,
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience Nothing Yes Yes No Restaurant Bars
Potato pancakes
with salmon Akis, Donegans Yes Holiday Yes No
25/04/2014
0.15.23 Male Italy Latvia,Riga RTU 5 Yes
RTU dormitory,
shared room 150 euro
on the Interntional
office website By Bus Website
Erasmus Student
Network
Laima chocolate
museum, churches No The city center
Stockholm,
Moscow, St
Petersburg, Tallin,
Vilnius Esn Ruga City Fitness gym
English language
improvement,
Cultural
Experience
Accommodation
difficulties,
Academic Issues Yes Yes No
Lido, its really
cheap (10 euro) Good La Rocca, 5 euro Pelmeni, Lido
Kiwi Bar , Rock
Cafe Yes Holiday Yes No
02/05/2014
14.26.11 Female Italy Latvia,Riga University of Latvia 10 Yes
Shared rented
apartment around 600 euro
Facebook pages
where I found
other students to
share the rented
apartment and the
apartment itself.
The pages are:
Rental Apartment
Market Riga;
Erasmus Riga 12-
13; Erasmus
Latvia 2013/2014
AUTUMN. by foot
University's
International Office yes, gym club
The old town of
Riga
yes, I went to an
opera piece in
Riga The old town
Jurmala, Sigulda,
Jelgava, open air
museum of Riga
Yes, for third parts
(somebody who
lost his ID, I
translated for him
in russian at the
police station, but
in that district
(only) one of the
policemen spoke
english although)
Gym and national
library
Friends made,
Cultural
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Social Life/Sport,
Opportunity to
travel, Improving
adaptation skills
Weather,
Academic Issues,
Unfriendly people Yes Yes No
Home most of the
time, or in fast food
restaurants and
rarely in pizzerias
and restaurants.
The price was not
so expensive
(around 10 euro
per meal)
good but not really
crazy (latvian
people are not
really friendly)
Bars, pubs, discos:
Moon safari,
Funny fox, La
Rocca (disco), Ala
bar, Pulkvedis
club, Just club,
Greenwood bar
Garlic bread
(around 1 euro),
Shashlik meat
(around 6 euro),
soups (around
1.50 euro or even
less), pankukas
(around 1-2 euro)
Flying Frog
restaurant (around
10 euro per (meat
or fish) dish) and
Chili Pica pizzeria
(average of pizzas:
5-6 euro per one) Yes
Further Study,
Holiday, visit local
friends Yes no
Informazioni
cronologiche Gender
What's your Home
Country?
Which was your
Erasmus
destination?
Which Host
University did you
attend?
What was the
duration of your
Erasmus Visit in
months?
Did your Host
University organize
Welcome Social
and Cultural
Events for
Incoming erasmus
student?
What type of
accommodation
did you stay in?
How much did it
cost per month?
How did you find
useful information
about the
accommodation to
stay in?
How did you travel
to the Host
University each
day?
How did you
access information
about transport
services?
Did you join any
club or society
esternal to/within
your Host
University?
Did you visit any
landmark sites in
your Host city?
Did you attend any
music, sporting or
cultural
festivals/events? If
so, which ones
and where?
What was your
favourite areas in
your Host city?
Did you visit other
parts of your Host
Country or
nearby?
Did you contact
any local
authorities seeking
for information or
assistance?
Did you avail of
any of the services
provided by a local
authority or private
company?
What was the most
positive aspect of
your Erasmus?
What was the most
negative aspect of
your Erasmus?
Did you find your
Host city a safe
place to live
(night)?
Did you find your
Host city a safe
place to live (day)?
Did you find your
Host city
expensive to live
in?
Where did you eat
usually? How
much did it cost
per day?
How was the
nightlife of your
Host city?
Which were your
favourite location
for clubbing?
Which traditional
foods would you
reccomend and
where?
Which were the
best bars/pubs to
drink and eat on
the cheap in your
Host city?
Have you enjoyed
your Erasmus
learning
experience?
Would you return
to your Host
Country for the
purposes of any of
the following?
Would you
recommend your
Host country as an
attractive
destination for an
Erasmus Study
Visit?
Have you ever
used financing
agencies for a
loan?
Erasmus Survey (Risposte)
25/04/2014
13.28.50 Female Egypt Latvia,Riga
Riga technical
university 6 Yes Dormitory 150 International office Bus or walk
Hardcopy
timetables No Firesculpture Old town Urban areas No
Citifitness gym and
swimming pool,
university's library
Friends made,
Cultural
Experience,
Personal
Development,
Opportunity to
travel Weather Yes Yes No Home or olympia Very nice
Coyote fly and just
bar Lido
Moon safari and
yolo bar Yes Further Study Yes No
Informazioni
cronologiche Gender
What's your Home
Country?
Which was your
Erasmus
destination?
Which Host
University did you
attend?
What was the
duration of your
Erasmus Visit in
months?
Did your Host
University organize
Welcome Social
and Cultural
Events for
Incoming erasmus
student?
What type of
accommodation
did you stay in?
How much did it
cost per month?
How did you find
useful information
about the
accommodation to
stay in?
How did you travel
to the Host
University each
day?
How did you
access information
about transport
services?
Did you join any
club or society
esternal to/within
your Host
University?
Did you visit any
landmark sites in
your Host city?
Did you attend any
music, sporting or
cultural
festivals/events? If
so, which ones
and where?
What was your
favourite areas in
your Host city?
Did you visit other
parts of your Host
Country or
nearby?
Did you contact
any local
authorities seeking
for information or
assistance?
Did you avail of
any of the services
provided by a local
authority or private
company?
What was the most
positive aspect of
your Erasmus?
What was the most
negative aspect of
your Erasmus?
Did you find your
Host city a safe
place to live
(night)?
Did you find your
Host city a safe
place to live (day)?
Did you find your
Host city
expensive to live
in?
Where did you eat
usually? How
much did it cost
per day?
How was the
nightlife of your
Host city?
Which were your
favourite location
for clubbing?
Which traditional
foods would you
reccomend and
where?
Which were the
best bars/pubs to
drink and eat on
the cheap in your
Host city?
Have you enjoyed
your Erasmus
learning
experience?
Would you return
to your Host
Country for the
purposes of any of
the following?
Would you
recommend your
Host country as an
attractive
destination for an
Erasmus Study
Visit?
Have you ever
used financing
agencies for a
loan?
Erasmus Survey (Risposte)