Reboot
Some people might relate: just a moment ago it was Christmas, everything was festively decorated and one was eating way too many cookies and played board games with the family. After one filled their belly over the holidays and...
University Groningen, the Netherlands
[Translate to Englisch:] Vorweihnachtsstimmung
[Translate to Englisch:] Mit großen Schritten geht es auf Weihnachten und damit auch bereits das absehbare Ende meines Auslandssemester zu. Porto ist schon seit Mitte Oktober festlich geschmückt und mein lokaler Supermarkt hat...
Rainy days
When I arrived in Porto in September, summer was still in the air. People were lying on the beach, sunbathing, swimming and every evening they met to watch the sunset. Then in mid-October there was a complete change in the...
Trips-Tips I
In the last entry, I introduced my friend Magda, with whom I have already taken a few trips. Although Portugal has many exciting places to explore, on our first trip we took the Flixbus to Vigo, which is just over the Spanish...
Blog entry 3: Guide to getting to know people
After years of building up my friendships in Würzburg, the semester abroad was a pretty big step out of my social comfort zone. Being on your own in a foreign environment and not even speaking the local language can be pretty...
Blog entry 2: Sightseeing, surfing and some studying
Bom dia! I have been in Porto for four weeks now and I have already been able to gather some first impressions of the country and its people. The city has a very special atmosphere and a great vibe. In the city centre, when the...
Blog entry 1: It will soon start
48 days until the flight - when I received this message with my booking confirmation, I danced around my flat for five minutes. After almost a year since the application process at the university, the proximity of the departure...
Profile Pia Burghardt
Name: Pia Burghardt Age: 24 Studies: Bachelor Architecture in the 9th semester at the FHWS Semester abroad: Wintersemester 2022/2023 at Portugal-Universidade do Porto