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I'm a 21-year-old American finishing a Computer Science degree in spring 2027. Right now I'm doing a year abroad in Tokyo, and I love it because there's always something to do. I want to keep living abroad and do a 2-year master's starting fall 2027, ideally a program where I move between 2 to 4 countries (Erasmus Mundus or EIT Digital style).

I have found a couple that I am interested in but unsure about living situations in certain places or just general living abroad for a year or a semester and then moving frequently. I am in a unique position where my tuition and housing are covered, so cost isn't a major factor

Some of the things I'm looking for:

• English in daily life. I speak English and some Japanese (Around N4), and I'd rather not learn another language from scratch, so being able to get by in English matters a lot.
• Fun city life. Somewhere with lots going on so I don't get bored.
• Variety in seasons. Ideally some warm beach time and some snowy winters for snowboarding.
• Field. CS, AI, HCI, or wearables would be great, but I'm open to something more interdisciplinary too. Psychology interests me as well.

About me: 3.5 GPA, software engineering and IT internships, TA experience and personal projects.

Programs on my shortlist so far:

• DEAI (Brussels → Barcelona → Vienna/Padua/Lyon)
• AISS (Tallinn → Porto → Tampere)
• EIT Digital (AI with Affective Computing, Data Science, or HCI/XR)
• EMAI (Barcelona → Rome/Nijmegen/Ljubljana)

Questions:

1. Has anyone done one of these? How were the workload, the social life, and moving every semester or year? Even if you didn't do school abroad it would be helpful to know how living in general would be for a year or 2.
2. Which European cities did you find easiest to live in with only English, while still being fun?
3. Are there programs or cities I'm missing that fit this mix that you would recommend to everyone if they had the ability to live there for a little bit? (Considering Switzerland, Brazil area, Australia, etc)
4. If you came back to the US afterward, how did a European master's go over with employers?

Thanks for any input!

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I’ll be studying abroad at Sophia next fall and spring, and I’m trying to decide between living in the dorms or off-campus.

My situation is a bit unusual my housing is fully covered regardless of cost, so price isn’t really a factor for me.

Because of that, I’m mainly deciding based on experience. I’m leaning toward dorms for the social aspect and making connections, but I’m also considering off-campus housing for more independence and potentially a more “local” experience.

For anyone who’s studied at Sophia (or in Tokyo in general):

• How much harder is it to meet people if you live off-campus?
• Are the dorms actually social, or do people tend to do their own thing?
• Would you recommend one over the other for a full-year stay?

Any advice or personal experiences would be really helpful.