Translations blog of Evie in English
Evie Quinlan
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This is my translations blog with useful content for Erasmus in English
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25 pieces of advice I would have liked to have heard before going on Erasmus
Leave your prejudices at home. If you don't go on Erasmus with an open mind you are not going to enjoy the experience half as much as you could. Don't judge anyone because nobody is going to judge you. A hangover is the same in every country. Prepare your body because...
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Destination Holland... stop Tilburg
If I ask myself how I got into this mess of leaving Erasmus, it was one of those moments that you say, it's now or never. And it was now... After lots of paperwork D-day finally came, that day where they tell you if you're in or you're out, if you are going to the other...
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How to get to Łódź, Poland in the cheapest way possible? 2nd part
Source It was clear that I had to leave the issue of the fundamental premises quite clear before putting my hands to work in the task of reserving a flight to anywhere in the world and, of course, to Poland as well, which is the theme in question. And there is not a...
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Living in Valladolid
How is it living in Valladolid? Would you reccommend it? What is it like? For me, Valladolid is "the city". I think that it is a city that has everything and it also has many other advantages. For example, it is geographically well situated, being halfway between the...
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Why is it so cool?
The contrast with the city full of buildings, cars, people and the tranquility of those that breath there is what makes Central Park one of the best things in NYC. You will find it situated in the centre of NYC and it occupies a large part of the island. There have...
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University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is very different to the one in Zaragoza. There is green grass, well looked after; evergreen trees and small bushes; ivy in the facades of the buildings; small paths between the gardens; an enormous library, nearly as tall as the main...
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Bristol
Bristol was without a doubt one of the cities that surprised me the most out of all of the cities that I visited during my Erasmus year. It is in the South West of England, very close to the Welsh border. There are a lot of university students in Bristol (there are two...
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Bolivia part I: The border between Peru and Copacabana
Hello everyone! I hope that you are doing great and, taking advantage of the fact that it is nearly Easter, I want to tell you about one of the most incredible journeys that of my life. Do you remember what I said about my journey to Puno? To the longest lake in the...
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An old-fashioned market, Leeds Kirkgate Market
Hello everyone! This morning I was looking at photos of Leeds, when I realised that I was missing a market in my blog entry: "La compra de la semana". Although to start with I had thought about editing the entry, this market is so special I thought that it deserves an...
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First Snowfall in Nottingham
Finally! After a lot of time waiting, the snow has finally arrived! Yesterday was quite a hectic day. I went to visit Lincoln with some friends, which is a very small and pretty city. Right now, the snow has still settled even though the sun is out... and paths have...
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Victoria Hall
I still have not talked about my halls of residence 'Victoria Hall', which is situated in the Centre of Nottingham, 5 minutes from Nottingham Trent university walking and 15 minutes by bus to the University of Nottingham. The facilities are very good. The only thing...
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Castilla beans with rice and fried fish
Hello to cooks around the world and food lovers! I hope that every one of you is well, on this occasion I want to teach you how to prepare another Creole dish that we have here in Peru. As I am from the coast, I have my family to thank for this influence. We feed...
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How to make the most of your Sunday
After a big Saturday with Spanish night, with tapas and sangria, which my German friends loved. And another weekend there will be a German night! After both walking and playing Frisbee, we have returned and have gone to do the weekly shopping, we have eaten, rested, we...
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Primark, the weakness of an Erasmus student in the UK
I think that all Erasmus students that go to the UK and a city that has a Primark, Primark is going to be the first thing that they do. During the first few days you go to purchase a duvet, sheets, pillow, towels, etc. Let's destroy! Then as the days and weeks pass,...
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Works, notes... Everything before Easter?
The desire to go to Valencia over Easter has increased massively after going to fallas (a traditional celebration held in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain)! In 8 days I go for 20 days! And before that I want to make notes, and to get ahead...
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You want to go to the most romantic places in Lima? Plan your date with these 5 places.
Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am going to tell you about the romantic places that you can find in Lima. Lima is a big city and it has a lot of things that, despite its modernity, you can still find romantic places where you can spend those special...
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Nottingham smells like fast food!
Source For lovers of fast food, Nottingham is our city! The shops close at 5. 30 pm or like a lot of places, 7 pm but some of the fast food places are open 24 hours. Others open only during the night, people stand in massive queues until 2 o'clock in the morning and...
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Exams at the university of Nottingham
Source Today at 13. 30 I have my fourth and penultimate exam! The exams here are very different to what they are like in Spain or at least at the University of Valencia. In the University of Nottingham the exams are in an essay style with various questions to choose...
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Cooking at home (part four)
Hello! Today I am going to tell you about another recipe that you can make easily, cheaply and quickly at home: you will see how easy it is. It is a Brazilian recipe but don't worry, the ingredients are easy to find, wherever you are. Source We are going to learn how...
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A day of shopping in New Jersey
Source Hello everyone! I am going to tell you about an experience that my family and I lived on one of the days out of the week that we spent in New York. We got up very early and although we were tired from travelling the day before, we wanted to make the most out of...
