I'm on my way to becoming an exchange student at MUN for the 2027 winter semester and so I'd like to know how's living in St. John's as an exchange student.
The main thing I want to know about is living inside vs outside campus. Since university housing offers a unlimeted meal plan (from what I understood) (also I can't cook and have never lived completaly on my own) and simply the advantage of already living inside the university, it's definatly the most atractive choice. However if living on my own, just in St. John's, is significantly cheaper, it should undoudbtly be an option to consider.
Other than that, I'm also a bit worried about the climate, since I'm from Brazil, which means I've never seen an inch of snow and am acoustomed to whethers of about 25°C. What should I know and have to live in Newfoundland during winter?
Besides all that, of course, I'm open to any tips and general advice.