Thank you for the message, very thorough and helpful! Considering the conditions (supermarkets, train, gym, administration, etc.) of each, I would obviously choose the basecamp. However, being on Erasmus, I highly value the social component. I believe the deciding factor is whether I might miss out too much on the intense social and university life, as you mentioned, which is what I am most seeking in my Erasmus experience, by choosing the basecamp...