At the beginning of the year, I’ve taken an IELST exam in order to certify my English skills and apply for jobs all over Europe. My goal was to reach at least 7.5 out of 9 (which is the equivalent to a C1 level). I ended up getting an 8.0. YUPI! I know many of…
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My IELTS preparation – Part 1
I have been planning on taking an IELTS since long ago. As I dream of an international career, there’s no way I can escape certifying my English. Recently I graduated with my master’s in law and I am currently applying to a considerable amount of international internships. For that reason, it was about time to…
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!
If you’ve been following me for some time, you know I’m not the number one fan of living in a rush. I try to postpone some of my plans because my nature is to try and live everything at once. And my experience showed me that it doesn’t end well. Nevertheless, living in fear of…
Things not to do when you have a roommate (based on real stories)
Don’t have sex in their bed. Don’t eat their food unless they gave you permission. Don’t bring your entire group of friends over to sleep in your tiny tiny room. Don’t leave trash around the room. Don’t leave your used underwear lying around the floor for days. Don’t throw used condoms in the common trash….
Erasmus opportunities – the different types of Erasmus
Most people have already heard about Erasmus. After all, this program is already 33 years old. But, over time, the Erasmus program changed, and nowadays it is much more than just an exchange program for students. There are also many opportunities for researchers, workers, and even teenagers. The list of opportunities is long and you…
Learning languages – my favourite tools
One of my passions in life is languages. I find it fascinating how your mother tongue can shape the way you think and how mind opening it can be learning a new language. For that reason, over the last years, I have been taking language courses and experimenting with many tools that could help me…
How to choose your Erasmus destination?
So… let me guess… You have heard so many nice stories about Erasmus and you wanna live that experience yourself? But you don’t know where to go and how to choose a destination… And here I am to help you by sharing my experience with you!!! These are the 5 criteria I used to chose…
My Eurosender experience – review
As an experienced person in moving around, I know people accumulate a lot of stuff over time. Trust me, you never know how many things you accumulate unless you have to pack it all and move! I thought this time would be different. I tried to keep it minimalistic and I was planning on transporting…
The trip home
It’s time to say goodbye to this adventure. But even going back home is an adventure itself during pandemic times. There were no direct flights between Portugal and Italy. I had to go to an airport in a different region and to do one layover in Frankfurt to go home. In the end, I spent…
Life after the lockdown – 1 week since Italy reopened
Today it has been officially 1 week since the Italian lockdown is over and people are allowed to freely go outside. And after more than 60 days of restrictions, everyone was looking forward to going outside again. I included! So, on the first day of freedom, my flatmate and I went to have a spritz…