Cork - Innovación FP - Ikasnova
Cork - Innovación FP
CORK
PROS
- The people are very friendly, there's a great atmosphere in the pubs, and the country is beautiful.
- Bandon is a very quiet town with very nice people.
- Great job and stay.
CONS
- The weather: at least from January to April, it's cold and rains frequently.
- Bandon and Youghal are small towns with not much to see, so you'll need transportation to get around.
- The food.
REGARDING ACCOMMODATION...
"In my case, I stayed with a family, a super-friendly older man who helped me with everything."
"I stayed with a family, a very nice lady."
"The accommodation was fine, although it was cold from time to time. Otherwise, everything was perfect. I was delighted with the lady at the accommodation, who was always willing to help and very friendly."
"The lady of the house was great, but the room was a bit small."
"Youghal (Cork): The family was nice, but the hosting organization and the family, even though they had self-catering, kept insisting that I pay for the food, and in the end I ended up paying, and the food was pretty bad. The house in general was a bit dirty and messy."
"I stayed with a family, a very nice lady."
"The accommodation was fine, although it was cold from time to time. Otherwise, everything was perfect. I was delighted with the lady at the accommodation, who was always willing to help and very friendly."
"The lady of the house was great, but the room was a bit small."
"Youghal (Cork): The family was nice, but the hosting organization and the family, even though they had self-catering, kept insisting that I pay for the food, and in the end I ended up paying, and the food was pretty bad. The house in general was a bit dirty and messy."
IF YOU GO TO CORK, YOU HAVE TO VISIT...
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Cork.
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Cobh.
- Youghal (Cork) is a very beautiful area, with a beach, and the people are friendly.
- The cliffs of Moher and going to the beach.
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The Old Church of Cork, the wall trail, and the church park. Also, the entire beach walk, and if you're lucky and you happen to be able to attend various festivals or celebrations they hold.
A GOOD PLACE TO EAT / HAVE A DRINK...
- In Bandon, where I've been, there are two very cool pubs: O'Haras and Little Nora's. For a good pizza, I recommend Apache Pizza.
- Also in Bandon, another good place to eat is Bayleaf Bistro and Cracked Bistro is another good place to have a drink.
- Lennox.
- There's a pretty good cafe in the center of Youghal, and for a beer or a bit of partying, I recommend Hennesy and JD's, two pubs located in the clock tower that are quite good. JD's has live music on Saturdays.
TIPS IF YOU'RE GOING TO CORK
- Keep calm; if any problems arise, they'll be resolved. A classmate of yours tells us what happened: "In my case, my suitcase was lost, and I spent the first two days of my Erasmus stay in the clothes I was wearing. I had to file a claim at the airport, call the insurance company I'd taken out through the Department of Education, and the owner of the house where I was staying lent me pajamas, so I had to buy a couple of T-shirts and leggings. It wasn't pleasant at all, since starting your Erasmus without your things, in a strange family and house, and not knowing if I'd ever find them, isn't what I expected. However, two days later they sent me my suitcase. Everything from then on was great, and now the lost suitcase is just an anecdote to tell my friends."
- Be kind; you'll accomplish so much more.
- Make the most of every moment and go out and see as much as you can!
- Don't have high expectations about the area, and if you're unhappy with something, let them know until it's resolved.
- Meet people
