Erasmus blogs
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How is it to be in Lodz, Poland when you are a Muslim wearing a head scarf?
So basically I am of Pakistani nationality but I am pursuing my studies in Turkey. Of all the destinations that I had as options for my Erasmus Exchange Semester, I found the University of Lodz to be the most suitable for me. But soon I started hearing stories about...
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#threeweeks - english version (of "a tre settimane dal mondo")
You do not know me, I do not know you, yet I feel the desire to write to you, here, and to write to myself.I am in Erasmus, the most beautiful experience I ever experienced so far. Choose it.Living in your own microcosm is comfortable, you get used even to your own...
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Spanish periphrasis (I)
We are at the time of the exams. At least I still have not passed everything. I have only passed an exam on Ibero-American literature. Have you noticed? I just used a periphrasis. And one also appears in the previous sentence. The periphrases in Spanish are quite...
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Sevillian Cuisine
The typical Andalusian and more specifically Sevillian cuisine varies a lot depending on the time of year, cold dishes being very common in summertime, due to the heat of the land. It is a cuisine based on the Mediterranean diet, that is, all products of the earth. In...
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Famous Italian desserts: cannoli and granita
How to make Cannoli When you want to have dessert after lunch, cannoli is one of my favourite Italian desserts for that. That light dessert will be even more pleasant with a cup of coffee or tea. If you are on your holidays in Sicily, you are lucky because you can try...
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Day 387-Having a coach
3 interesting practices to do things differently Yesterday I asked one of my clients to watch my newest video about the power of different perspectives before we decided that we would work together. Interestingly, he applied one strategy I shared in that video right...
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How to effectively pack for your trip?
My tips for packing when you are travelling for longer periods of time Whether you are departing for your Erasmus semester abroad, or embarking on a three month long backpacking journey through South America, the very simple and the most important rule for packing is...
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What language should you speak in Barcelona?
Introduction One question, a thousand answers! After having acquired "a bit" of experience, I feel like I can finally respond to this question. The answer, however, is quite complex and it really depends on what interests you have when you visit this dreamy city. Months...
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#Day1 - english version
Here I am catapulted into a new world. During the car ride, I did nothing but listen to music and look out of the window (apart from random short periods of sleep) imagining how everything would change, as I would have changed. Sometimes you need a boost to have the...
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Recipes with the Help of Microwave
Who said that the microwave oven is just for heating the food? For now, we will ignore the discussion of whether these devices are harmful to health and I will give you recipes of the meals you can do with a microwave oven. First of all, I felt like I heard the...
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Day 386 - The power of CARE
Yesterday was a memorable day where I started the day with the model named CARE to share with my social media fans about 4 steps to tackle with difficult conversations. The night before that I had a difficult conversation with my own self where one of my friends...
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#101 - 10 Portuguese Academic Traditions
In Portugal, there are many traditions and rites of passage associated to the various steps in Higher Education. For someone that is not familiar with this - like an Erasmus student - it may get very confusing since there are regional variations, from city to city and a...
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Making the most out of your Erasmus experience
Making the most out of your Erasmus semester abroad Trying to make the most of your Erasmus semester (or the whole academic year) abroad can be both exciting and incredibly difficult and stressful. I was lucky enough to be able to participate in an Erasmus student...
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The Trip: The Lofoten Islands (II)
Hello fellow Erasmus people! Before starting to tell you about my trip, I'm going to tell you a little more information about the Lofoten Islands and how to move and get there. How to get about Lofoten As I've already said in a previous post, we arrived by plane from...
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The corners of Barcelona
Hello! I am going to dedicate a blog entry to one of the most popular and visited Spanish cities: Barcelona. What is special about this city that causes it to attract and fascinate so many people? Come with me to discover a small part of what Barcelona has to offer,...
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Mac and cheese
In this blog post, I will introduce you to a recipe for one of the most ‘American’ dishes I have come across during my stay in the United States. And no, it is not the McDonald’s burger. It is called mac and cheese, short for macaroni and cheese, and both kids and...
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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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Day 383 - What causes all challenges of people
What causes of people's challenges? The stories or the ways we look at things. I met a psychologist in the restaurant where I work last week. He asked me if I enjoyed the work there. We continued the conversation about his professional. He has worked on helping people...
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How to become an Erasmus? Second part.
As I already explained in the previous article, the first two steps to become an Erasmus scholarship student are the following: 1st- To find out the date of registration (and logically to secure a place) 2nd- To do the different language tests And here was where I left...
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Day 385 - How to have a difficult conversation
Have you ever had to have difficult conversations? To deliver difficult conversations such as when somebody said something that made you not feeling great that made you create negative stories around it or maybe when you need to deliver bad news to somebody important to...