Erasmus blogs
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Retiro Park and the Crystal Palace in Madrid
During the second day of my trip to the stunning city Madrid and the most beautiful and happy capital in Europe, I was able to discover another side to the Spanish capital, a calmer and more natural side. In fact, the Spanish capital is really dynamic and it's always...
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How to rent out an apartment: all the useful information for landlords
Are you a landlord and want to rent out your apartment? If you are starting out and you would like to know how to lease an apartment, well, this article is for you! In this guide, you will find out in a few steps what to do when leasing an apartment as a lessor: Do you...
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Erasmus
The foreign language. As an international student you will be required to speak at least a foreign language. Also by going abroad, you will get to study at institutions which have an excellent reputation and education. The best university for you may not necessarily be...
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Workaway: new frontier for travellers or lion's den?
Very often at the end of a trip, you return home with the sense of not having lived the experience fully. Maybe you visited lots of different cities, seeing the places recommended by the Lonely Planet and sharing your space with other travellers doing the same as you....
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Mission to Save Money (Part 1): My experience of budgeting
It is a well known fact that your finances are not infinite whilst on your year abroad, and whilst on the one hand we would all like to spend our money on travelling or going out and enjoying ourselves every evening, on the other we feel a strong sense of...
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indian breakfast
What to eat for breakfast (9 Best Healthy Breakfast Idea) As such, breakfast is very important for us. In breakfast we should eat healthy food, we should eat 1/3 of our breakfast for the day. Lunch should be light so that we can do as much as you want. Because at the...
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Is Holland a good Erasmus destination? Part 2
Holland is an extremely international country. In fact, it's the country which receives the eighth highest amount of Erasmus students throughout the year. Despite that, though, it has always managed to maintain a cosy, welcoming feel in its small and pleasant...
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4 pieces of advice for future Erasmus students
1. Live in the moment. I'll get into this in more depth later on, but for now I'd like you to read what I have to say closely. You're going to be away from home for between 6 to 10 months. You're not going off to war, and you're not going to be away from your friends...
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Students in the Kitchen: Pizza Napoletana (Ep.1)
Every student who goes on a year abroad with Erasmus, will sooner or later have to make a crucial decision: order takeaways or stop buying fast food. But standing in the kitchen, a thousand questions and doubts plague students the world over: how much salt do I have to...
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The "Toro Farnesio" Sculpture
The "Toro Farnesio" sculpture in the Archeological Museum of Naples The work "Toro Farnesio" is a group of sculptures of Greek Hellenistic Art (323-31 BC) and, in particular, to the Hellenistic Baroque era (225 –150 BC), which began with the "Niké of Samothrace"....
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The "Toro Farnesio" Sculpture
The "Toro Farnesio" sculpture in the Archeological Museum of Naples The work "Toro Farnesio" is a group of sculptures of Greek Hellenistic Art (323-31 BC) and, in particular, to the Hellenistic Baroque era (225 –150 BC), which began with the "Niké of Samothrace"....
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AnkiDroid: What it is, and why you should download it for your Erasmus.
What is AnkiDroid? Ibra, a guy who speaks about 5 languages (including Polish), recommended me this application called AnkiDroid. When you're on your Erasmus, or wherever abroad, you're always coming into contact with new words with different meanings and different...
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Thursday night in Valladoid
Valladoid has loads of options for going out to party at night, and the good thing is that you get to know the locals, experience different atmospheres, and you can make different plans every weekend, so that you don’t find yourself in a routine that will make you...
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My tips for saving money whilst travelling (good quality trips guaranteed!)
Hello everyone! Today I would like to share with you some top-tips that I discovered during my trips for saving as much as possible, but all whilst having the best experience possible! These are tips based on my experiences of travelling and not really from my...
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(D7) The first ESN event in Venice: international dinner
Dear Venice, This morning I dedicated myself to organising the administration. I went back to the international office to pick up my "Learning Agreement" (a study contract) signed by my host university. (As I have already mentioned in this article, I had already been...
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Nusa Penida Bali
Bali has its own characteristics for traveling lovers, the island of the Gods has never run out of beautiful beaches. One of the interesting and visited a lot is the beaches on Nusa Penida. The island that is separated from Bali has beautiful beaches, rich local...
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How to Handle a Vague Date Request
Here’s a scenario almost every single woman has run into dating over 50 or at any age really. Source You meet a cute guy at work, in a store, at a bar, at online dating site, etc. You chat a bit and he seems interested. Then he takes the next step and asks for your...
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Under the Auroras - a detour through Tromso
It was around the 20th of February 2018, just short of two months after I arrived in Norway, that I decided to pay a visit to the city which had drawn me to this country: Tromso. Tromso is located in the "county" of Troms, in the far north of Norway. It is therefore...
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11 reasons why you should travel alone
"I can't imagine travelling alone. Surely you're on your own a lot? Is it not dangerous? Does it not get boring? I don't think it's for me!" However, everyone who has dared to travel alone says exactly the opposite and now can't imagine not travelling and exploring new...
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Carnival in Ovar: Porto
As I hope you all could have enjoyed carnivals in this week, I will tell you how was my night. Here in Porto, the carnival lasts approximately 4 days. But it isn't the city where is celebrated more intensively but rather it is in a town called Ovar located half an hour...