{"id":150,"date":"2015-03-17T13:55:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T13:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.ued.ipleiria.pt\/guide\/?p=150"},"modified":"2018-06-15T17:30:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T16:30:23","slug":"interviewing-other-erasmus-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sites.ued.ipleiria.pt\/guide\/2015\/03\/17\/interviewing-other-erasmus-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviewing other Erasmus students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to make interviews because it will give a larger perspective about living in Leiria. Not just my thoughts but some other people from different cultures and with different kind of personalities.<\/p>\n

This is still a work in progress section with only one interview completed but I think that making this part to the blog makes it more International. The interviews are presented both in English and also in the language that the interviewed person speaks.<\/p>\n

The aim is to find about 5-10 people from different countries to share their experiences. Hopefully you enjoy this part of the blog.<\/p>\n

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Maurizio Fanelli<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> 21 years. Hometown:<\/strong> Taranto. University in home country:<\/strong> Universit\u00e0 degli studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” – Economia Taranto<\/p>\n

In Italy I study Economics and business administration and I’m at the 3rd year and I miss a few exams for my undergraduate degree.<\/p>\n

I’ve chosen Leiria because I was always attracted to Portugal, for its culture, for its traditions and for its simple people. Leiria it’s a small city, you can’t compare it with Lisbon or other big cities and at the beginning isn’t easy because when you arrive in a new city or in a new country you don’t know anyone and you don’t know the language and you have to be strong. You are alone without your family, your girlfriend, your best friends but this shouldn’t be a problem because after a few days you begin to know other people that are studying outside like you. You meet people from all European countries and day by day you improve yourself and the language. Erasmus, it’s a great opportunity because it makes you grow and I really recommend it to everybody. I’ve always traveled a lot and for this reason I haven’t had problems of adaptation!<\/p>\n

For my accommodation I’m in a sort of student residence where you can choose a single room or a double room with other guys who doesn’t speaks your language and I think that’s this is fantastic! You have a little kitchen too in your room so you can cook whenever you want. And at the ground floor there is a lounge room where you can drink a coffee or a beer with the other guys.<\/p>\n

I really like their food culture: here you can eat a good meat, a great soups but above all their are famous for a great variety of good fish! But the main thing is the wine. Portugal is famous in the entire World for this and it change, like the food, from the north to the south of the country. Portugal is also famous for its beaches in fact is called “the European California” because in some parts like Peniche, Nazar\u00e9 during the winter waves can reach 20 meters of height and for this reason here is very practiced surfing! But I also recommend you Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Coimbra because they are very nice and if you are a football supporter you can go to the Stadium too, either in Lisbon that in Oporto.<\/p>\n

The only negative aspect is that it’s better to spend here the 1st semester and not the 2nd because during the 1st semester there is more organization for the students with a welcome day and other activities. Nonetheless here in Leiria there are a lot of associations that organize short trips with a cheaper prices and sports events.<\/p>\n

In Italian:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Et\u00e0:<\/strong> 21 anni. Citt\u00e0 natale:<\/strong> Taranto. Universit\u00e0 nel paese d’origine:<\/strong> Universit\u00e0 degli studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” – Economia Taranto<\/p>\n

In Italia Studio Economia e amministrazione delle aziende e sono al 3 \u00b0 anno..mi mancano pochi esami per laurearmi.<\/p>\n

Ho scelto Leiria perch\u00e9 ero sempre attratto dal Portogallo, per la sua cultura, per le sue tradizioni e per la sua gente semplice. Leiria \u00e8 una citt\u00e0 piccola, non la si pu\u00f2 confrontare con Lisbona o con altre grandi citt\u00e0 e all’inizio non \u00e8 facile, perch\u00e9 quando arrivi in una nuova citt\u00e0 o in un nuovo paese non conosci nessuno e non conosci la lingua e devi essere forte. Sei solo senza la tua famiglia, la tua ragazza, i tuoi migliori amici, ma questo non dovrebbe essere un problema, perch\u00e9 dopo pochi giorni si iniziano a conoscere altre persone che studiano al di fuori come te. Si incontrano persone provenienti da tutti i paesi europei e di giorno in giorno migliori con te stesso e con la lingua. Erasmus, \u00e8 una grande opportunit\u00e0 perch\u00e9 ti fa crescere e lo consiglio davvero a tutti. Ho sempre viaggiato molto e per questo motivo non ho avuto problemi di adattamento!<\/p>\n

Per il mio alloggio sono in una sorta di residenza per studenti dove \u00e8 possibile scegliere una camera singola o doppia con altri ragazzi che non parlano la vostra lingua e penso che questo sia fantastico per imparare prima! Hai anche una cucina nella vostra camera in modo da poter cucinare ogni volta che vuoi. E al piano terra si trova un salotto dove si pu\u00f2 bere un caff\u00e8 o una birra con gli altri ragazzi, magari vedendo una partita di calcio insieme.<\/p>\n

Mi piace molto la loro cultura alimentare: qui si pu\u00f2 mangiare carne buona, zuppe ma soprattutto sono famosi per una grande variet\u00e0 di buon pesce! Ma la cosa principale \u00e8 il vino. Il Portogallo \u00e8 famoso in tutto il mondo per questo e cambia, come il cibo, dal nord al sud del paese. Il Portogallo \u00e8 anche famosa per le sue spiagge, infatti, \u00e8 chiamata “la California Europea” perch\u00e9 in alcune parti come Peniche, Nazar\u00e9 durante l’inverno le onde possono raggiungere i 20 metri di altezza e per questo qui \u00e8 molto praticato surf! Ma vi consiglio anche di visitare Lisbona, Porto, Braga, Coimbra perch\u00e9 sono molto belle e se sei un fan di calcio puoi andare allo stadio sia a Lisbona che a Oporto.<\/p>\n

L’unico aspetto negativo \u00e8 che \u00e8 meglio trascorrere qui il 1 \u00b0 semestre e non il 2 \u00b0 perch\u00e9 durante il 1 \u00b0 semestre c’\u00e8 pi\u00f9 organizzazione per gli studenti con una giornata di accoglienza e altre attivit\u00e0. Tuttavia qui a Leiria ci sono un sacco di associazioni che organizzano viaggi di pochi giorni con prezzi convenienti ed eventi sportivi.<\/p>\n

Andrius Reciunas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> 21 years. Hometown:<\/strong> Vilnius, Lithuania\u00a0University in home country:<\/strong>\u00a0Gediminas Technical University<\/p>\n

I’m Studying civil engineering in 3rd year. In the first pace I was planning to go to Spain, but my coordinator didn’t let mo so I decided to go here ( and I’m happy that I came here after all).<\/p>\n

The biggest difficulties were to find the courses and all the paper work, because traveling here was not that hard and it was exciting.
\nAccommodation: there were to options for me – to rent a flat or be in Casulo. I chose the flat because I read and thought that Casulo was not that fun, but its not that bad as I saw a lot of Erasmus live there.<\/p>\n

The Portuguese food is good – I like the more fatter food so its really good for me (But Portuguese don’t have a lot of our products and the meat is not that good). The fruits are amazing here- oranges, pineapple, lemons – they are sweeter and more tastier than in Lithuania. So far I’ve been in : Nazare, Porto, Velado, Fatima, but I’m planning to go a lot more , its just the beginning.<\/p>\n

Yeah I would actually recommend for everyone to participate in Erasmus because its an experience that only Erasmus can have.<\/p>\n

Taya Mitina<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Age:<\/strong> 20 Hometown:<\/strong> Kharkiv University in home country:<\/strong> Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy<\/p>\n

I’m studying Civil Engineering and I’m doing my Masters here. Portugal was in my list of preferences to continue my education and IPL was an offer for Erasmus students from Ukraine so it wasn’t a hard choice and I’m satisfied with it. Leiria is great contrast for me as well as I’m from a big city with almost million and half inhabitants but I really appreciate life here: when I go somewhere I will meet people whom I know for sure, so in this case size of Leiria is a huge advantage!<\/p>\n

In general I like Portuguese cuisine but with some exceptions because a few dishes are too heavy or not simple enough for me. But I fell in love with a coffee drinking culture and also perfect sweets like “pastel de nata” with cherries and others.<\/p>\n

The biggest difficulty I’ve faced was a Portuguese language because I’ve arrived even without basic knowledge which was a huge mistake. I had better started learning it in Ukraine before the trip but there it seems to be an exotic language.<\/p>\n

Accommodation: I can estimate it as 5 out of 5, I live in Casulo and I have there everything that I need and lounge is also cozy so you feel welcome. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

If I would advise Erasmus experience to other students – sure, YES! When you are from Ukraine and to travel you need to get visa (which is always a complicated task) and solve thousand of bureaucratic issues , your way of thinking is different and, sometimes, restricted. Thus I can say that Erasmus has changed me and my mind completely: it has opened the amazing culture differences and similarities, gave me an ability to travel, proved that all the world is one huge family, boundless and measureless. A thousand to one, or without any doubts in other words, the world will say you ‘welcome’ as soon as you decide to explore it, so it’s nothing to wait for, start act!<\/p>\n

In Ukranian:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Julia Laitala<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong>\u00a025\u00a0Hometown:<\/strong> J\u00e4\u00e4li, Finland\u00a0University in home country:\u00a0<\/strong>Lapland University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n

In English:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A year ago in January 2014 I left with a friend of mine, my child and with au-pair to internship exchange into hospital of Santo Andre in Leiria. In the hospital we completed internships of\u00a0the elderly in nursing and surgical nursing. For the first month we were at the operating room and the remaining two months in a surgical ward.<\/p>\n

We had an option to go either to Spain or Portugal. At first we were about to go to Lisbon but as we couldn’t find an internship place we were suggested to go to Leiria. Leiria was indeed a lovely little city where we had everything we needed within a walking distance. Using a taxi was cheap and the food was also inexpensive.<\/p>\n

We all lived in a same apartment with three bedrooms that we found before the internship from a Portuguese site. We couldn’t get help finding the flat while we were in Finland but in Portugal our teacher came with us to see the flat and to make sure that we are not cheated or anything. Our landlord was really friendly and had really put an effort to make the apartment nice for us. The rent was paid in one lot with cash and that was all.<\/p>\n

Leiria has good bus connections to various places and we used to travel during our days off. People spoke much less English than for example in Lisbon. We studied the Portuguese language ourselves and also at work we learned a lot. It is a shame though that when you don’t actually use the language you will forget it too quickly.<\/p>\n

In Leiria there is one excellent coffee shop called Pastelaria Costa which is located right at the centre of the city and they must have the best almond croissants in the whole country. I miss those.<\/p>\n

The Polytechnic Institute of Leiria was really new and modern. The staff and studying colleagues were friendly. I liked that even when the weather wasn’t good the people seemed happy. Although at work you could notice the tension of the work at times but generally working environment was relaxed.<\/p>\n

In Leiria there is one big shopping mall that has good variety of basically everything available. In that place we did most of our food shopping. We used to walk to the mall and go back with the stuff we bought on a taxi. Using the bus would have been more expensive and because there were so many of us we used the taxi to get back home.<\/p>\n

The food culture was a bit different. In Portugal they eat lots of food that is a “mix of everything” and they even eat the bones. We didn’t like the food that much so we cooked our own meals to work. Lots of white bread and the fish, I think it is codfish, smelled really bad in the shops’ counters. The food wasn’t anything special but you could eat that. At work people used to store food in room temperature during the winter time when it was “cold” inside which really confused us. The croissants were great though!<\/p>\n

I definitely recommend Leiria and the Erasmus program. Leiria is a place that we are definitely going to visit in the future. And to add a fact to this: during the internship I was a single-parent and my daughter was a 2-year-old. So I recommend also to go if you have a child: it’s safe and it’s easy to move from one place to another. People are often also child-friendly. Before leaving I tried to find information about doing internship and having a child with you and I couldn’t find any. That is why I want to point out that you can actually do it: it of course takes some planning the flights and having an apartment ready waiting in the destination.<\/p>\n

In Finnish:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vuosi sitten, eli tammikuussa 2014 l\u00e4hdin luokkakaverini, lapseni ja au-pairin kanssa Leiriaan harjoittelu vaihtoon, Santo Andren sairaalaan. Teimme siell\u00e4 ik\u00e4\u00e4ntyneiden hoitoty\u00f6n sek\u00e4 kirurgisen hoitoty\u00f6n harjoittelun. 1 Kuukauden olimme leikkassalissa ja loput 2 kuukautta kirurgisella vuodeosastolla.<\/p>\n

Meill\u00e4 oli hakuvaihtoehtoina Espanja ja Portugali. Aluksi olimme menossa Lissaboniin, mutta kun sielt\u00e4 ei l\u00f6ytynyt sopivaa harjoittelupaikkaa, niin meille ehdotettiin Leiriaa. Leiria olikin aivan ihana pieni kaupunki jossa oli kaikki tarvittava ja k\u00e4velem\u00e4ll\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4si joka paikkaan. Taksit olivat halpoja. Ruoka edullista. Asuimme kaikki\u00a0samassa asunnossa; 3 makuuhuoneen huoneistossa, jonka l\u00f6ysin ennen Portugaliin menoa Portugalilaisilta sivuilta. Asunnon hakuun ei Suomesta k\u00e4sin saanut apua, mutta Portugalin p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 meid\u00e4n opettajamme tuli sitten kattomaan sit\u00e4 asuntoa meid\u00e4n kanssa ja tarkisti, ettemme tule huijatuiksi. Meill\u00e4 oli tosi yst\u00e4v\u00e4llinen vuokranantaja, joka oli laittanu viimeisen p\u00e4\u00e4lle asunnon kuntoon. Vuokranmaksut hoidettiin yhell\u00e4 kertaa-kaikki k\u00e4teisell\u00e4 ja se oli siin\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Leiriasta oli hyv\u00e4t bussiyhteydet moniin eri paikkoihin ja meill\u00e4 tulikin vapaap\u00e4ivin\u00e4 matkusteltua paljon. Englantia Leiriassa puhuttiin huomattavasti v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n verrattuna esim. Lissaboniin. Opiskelimme itseksemme Portugalia, sek\u00e4 ty\u00f6paikalla tuli opittua paljon uutta. Harmi vaan, ett\u00e4 kun ei k\u00e4yt\u00e4 kielt\u00e4, niin se unohtuu liian nopeea.<\/p>\n

Leiriassa on yksi aivan mainio kahvila nimelt\u00e4\u00e4n Pastelaria Costa, se sijaitsee aivan keskustan tuntumassa ja siell\u00e4 on varmaasti Portugalin Parhaat almond croissantit. \ud83d\ude42 Ik\u00e4v\u00e4 niit\u00e4.<\/p>\n

Leirian ammattikorkeakoulu oli todella uusi ja moderni. Henkil\u00f6kunta ja opiskelijat yst\u00e4v\u00e4llisi\u00e4. Tykk\u00e4sin siit\u00e4 ett\u00e4 satoi tai paistoi niin ihmiset olivat usein iloisia. Kyll\u00e4kin t\u00f6iss\u00e4 huomasi sen ty\u00f6kireyden jollain tavoin joskus, mutta kyll\u00e4 ty\u00f6ote oli kuitenki rento.<\/p>\n

Leiriassa on yksi suuri kauppakeskus, jossa on hyv\u00e4 valikoima kaikkea. Siell\u00e4 me tehtiin aina isoimmat ruokaostokset. K\u00e4velem\u00e4ll\u00e4 kauppaan ja taksilla tavaroiden kanssa takas. Bussilla kulkeminen olisi tullut kalliimmaksi, koska meit\u00e4 oli niin monta niin usein k\u00e4ytettiin paluureissulla taksia.<\/p>\n

Ehdottomasti suosittelen Leiriaa ja Erasmusta. Se on sellainen paikka ett\u00e4 varmasti palaan sinne viel\u00e4 k\u00e4ym\u00e4\u00e4n. Viel\u00e4 t\u00e4h\u00e4n lopuksi ett\u00e4 itse olin silloin yksinhuoltaja ja tytt\u00f6ni oli reilu 2 vuotias kun olimme siell\u00e4. Suosittelen my\u00f6s l\u00e4htem\u00e4\u00e4n lapsen kanssa, siell\u00e4 on turvallista ja helppo liikkua. Ihmiset usein lapsiyst\u00e4v\u00e4llisi\u00e4. Ennen vaihtoon l\u00e4ht\u00f6\u00e4 koitin etsi\u00e4 paljon tietoa lapsen kanssa vaihdossa olemisesta, mutta ei l\u00f6ytynyt tietoa. Siksi haluan korostaa ett\u00e4 se onnistuu, kyll\u00e4kin vaatii hieman enemm\u00e4n tekemist\u00e4 ja suunnittelua esim. matkan tekoon ja siihen ett\u00e4 on asunto jo valmiina mihin menn\u00e4.<\/p>\n

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Jenni Koppelo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: 23 Hometown: Kemi, Finland \u00a0University in home country:\u00a0Lapland University of Applied Sciences\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In English:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Straight at the beginning of my nurse studies I knew that I want to do an internship abroad. The country I decided was Portugal because it was possible to surf there. I ended up in Leiria with my fellow student, her kid and with an au pair because the school offered an internship in a hospital in the city.<\/p>\n

Leiria was a lovely small and safe place to live and study if you don’t count some stray dogs walking the streets. In my experience Leiria received international students well. We had a guided tour at the school, a welcoming performance where we could meet other students and we would have had some joint tours if the weather would have been better. The spirit between international students was good and we arranged some parties.<\/p>\n

The city of Leiria has a small city centre and a beautiful coffee shop square where you can see the impressive castle of Leiria. By walking to the hill where the castle is located and paying small entrance fee you will be able to admire a historical castle from inside and view the city of Leiria from different perspective. The city also has a good and beautiful jogging path that runs along river Lis through the centre of the city to smaller parts of the city. I found a small but good quality fitness center (Gin\u00e1sio\u00a0Leirifitness)\u00a0located close to our apartment. The place had gym and group exercises. The monthly fee was profitable when you proved to be a student and also you could get a free gym schelude from the staff. The city also has swimming baths and bowling alley where we played couple of games.<\/p>\n

Going surfing and kiteboarding is safe and possible for example in Peniche where you could easily get by bus. Slowly deepening sandy beaches both for aspiring and more experienced surfers were awesome. Through\u00a0the surfing I was also forced to get to know to the Portuguese healthcare as a patient when I dislocated my shoulder. The ambulance came by quite quickly and took me to the first aid to consideration how urgent the need to get treatment was and to receive intravenous pain killers. With another ambulance I was taken to an another hospital where the\u00a0orthopedic with nurses put the shoulder back in place. I got a good quality treatment quickly and for completely free as I was carrying my European Health Insurance Card with me.<\/p>\n

I would recommend the Erasmus program and especially Leiria as a city because we were well-received and also got information about international functioning. As nursery students we were introduced to the wards in the hospital by our teacher with us. The staff was positive and they received us warmly. Fantastic experience that is worth doing regardless of the paper work!<\/p>\n

In Finnish:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heti sairaanhoitajaopintojen alkamisesta l\u00e4htien tiesin, ett\u00e4 haluan tehd\u00e4 harjoitteluvaihdon ulkomailla. Harjoittelumaaksi p\u00e4\u00e4tin Portugalin, koska siell\u00e4 oli mahdollista harrastaa surffausta. Leiriaan p\u00e4\u00e4dyin yhdess\u00e4 opiskelukaverini, h\u00e4nen lapsensa ja au-pairin kanssa, koska koulu tarjosi harjoittelupaikan kaupungin sairaalasta.<\/p>\n

Leiria oli ihanan pieni ja turvallinen paikka asua ja opiskella, jos teill\u00e4 k\u00e4velevi\u00e4 muutamia kulkukoiria ei lasketa. \ud83d\ude09 Kokemukseni mukaan Leiriassa otettiin kansainv\u00e4liset opiskelijat hyvin vastaan. Meille pidettiin koulun esittelykierros, tervetuloa-ohjelmanumero, jossa tapasimme muita opiskelijoita ja yhteisi\u00e4 retki\u00e4kin olisi j\u00e4rjestetty, jos s\u00e4\u00e4t olisivat suosineet. Kansainv\u00e4listen opiskelijoiden yhteishenki oli hyv\u00e4 ja juhliakin j\u00e4rjestettiin.<\/p>\n

Kaupungissa on pieni keskusta ja kaunis kahvila-aukio, josta n\u00e4kyy komea Castelo de Leiria-linna.\u00a0K\u00e4velem\u00e4ll\u00e4 kukkulalle, jossa linna\u00a0sijaitsee ja maksamalla pienen p\u00e4\u00e4symaksun, p\u00e4\u00e4see ihailemaan historiallista linnaa sis\u00e4lt\u00e4 ja katsomaan Leirian kaupunkia eri perspektiivist\u00e4. Kaupungissa on hyv\u00e4 ja\u00a0kaunis lenkkeilyreitti, joka kulkee jokea pitkin keskustan kautta kaupungin pienempiin osiin. L\u00f6ysin pienen, mutta laadukkaan kuntokeskuksen (Gin\u00e1sio\u00a0Leirifitness) l\u00e4helt\u00e4 asuntoamme, jossa\u00a0oli kuntosali sek\u00e4\u00a0ohjattua ryhm\u00e4liikuntaa. Kuukausikortti oli edullinen, kun todisti\u00a0olevansa opiskelija. Henkil\u00f6kunta teki lis\u00e4ksi ilmaisen kuntosaliohjelman kaupan p\u00e4\u00e4lle. Kaupungista l\u00f6ytyy my\u00f6s uimahalli ja keilailupaikka, jossa k\u00e4vimme muutamat pelit pelaamassa.<\/p>\n

Surffaamaan ja leijalautailemaan p\u00e4\u00e4see turvallisesti mm. Penichess\u00e4, jonne p\u00e4\u00e4si Leiriasta k\u00e4tev\u00e4sti bussilla. Hitaasti syvenev\u00e4t hiekkapohjaiset rannat aloitteleville ja kokeneille surffareille olivat upeat. Surffauksen lomassa\u00a0jouduin tutustumaan portugalilaiseen terveydenhuoltoon potilaan roolissa, kun olkap\u00e4\u00e4ni meni sijoiltaan. Ambulanssi, joka vei minut ensiapuun hoidon kiireellisyyden arviointiin\u00a0sek\u00e4 suonensis\u00e4isen kipul\u00e4\u00e4kkeen laittoon, saatiin paikalle aika nopeasti. Toisella ambulanssilla minut vietiin toiseen sairaalaan, miss\u00e4 ortopedi hoitajineen laittoi k\u00e4den takaisin paikoilleen. Sain hyv\u00e4\u00e4 ja pikaista hoitoa t\u00e4ysin ilmaiseksi. Olihan minulla tietysti Eurooppalainen sairaanhoitokortti mukana.<\/p>\n

Suosittelen Erasmus ohjelmaa ja erityisesti Leiriaa, koska saimme siell\u00e4 hyv\u00e4n vastaanoton ja tietoa kansainv\u00e4lisest\u00e4 toiminnasta. Sairaanhoitajaopiskelijoina meid\u00e4t k\u00e4ytiin\u00a0esittelem\u00e4ss\u00e4 sairaalan osastoille opettajan kanssa. Henkil\u00f6kunta oli positiivista ja ottivat meid\u00e4t l\u00e4mpim\u00e4sti vastaan. Mahtava kokemus, joka kannattaa tehd\u00e4, isoista paperit\u00f6ist\u00e4 huolimatta!<\/p>\n

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Marko\u00a0Ga\u0161parovi\u0107<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: <\/strong>22 Hometown: <\/strong>Slujn, Croatia\u00a0University in home country:\u00a0<\/strong>Polytechnic of Zagreb<\/p>\n

I’m studying computer engineering and doing here just my final thesis. Topic: Smart house with Arduino Uno and Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n

First of all I want to say that I did not know about Erasmus till my friend went to Erasmus in Czech Republic and told me about it. Since he told me about it I had one week to apply for Erasmus+. At first I was thinking that is impossible to get the scholarship, but when I read the requirements I realized that I have really good chances to get one. After that I had many countries from Europe to choose. I wanted really to test my self by going far away from Croatia. Since in that time in Croatia started to get really cold I decided to go somewhere where climate is warmer. There is not many countries that has good weather conditions and access to ocean so decision was Portugal. But where in Portugal? My university already had bilateral Erasmus agreement with Polytechnic Institute of Leiria and I applied to it.<\/p>\n

I’m absolutely loving this place as a student and generally. People are nice, willing to help, weather is perfect, city is clean and there is a lot of things to visit in and around Leiria. Professors at school are really helpful and since I got here I already learned a lot from them. Everything I needed for my final thesis it was given to me in short time with no complaints.<\/p>\n

I don’t know any country where I would not have any problems, but all of them here were minor and we solved them quickly.<\/p>\n

I am living in a 3 bedroom apartment and I have 5 flatmates which one of them is my roommate.<\/p>\n

I tried Portuguese specialties and I absolutely loving them. The culture here is similar to Croatian, because both of the countries has a lot of history. What I like here the most are traditions which Portuguese people have so many of them and they are very interesting. Arhitecture is amazing, everywhere you look you can see history. Beautiful medieval castles as well as the ruins of several villas and forts from the period of Celtic and Roman occupation.<\/p>\n

Yes I would recommend Erasmus at any time. So many people I have met, so many places I have visited and so much things I have learned here which I can not describe with words. You have to come here to feel that!<\/p>\n

In Croatian:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ime: <\/strong>Marko Ga\u0161parovi\u0107 Godine: <\/strong>22 Mjesto: <\/strong>Slunj, Hrvatska Fakultet: <\/strong>Tehni\u010dko Veleu\u010dili\u0161te u Zagrebu<\/p>\n

Studiram ra\u010dunarstvo.<\/p>\n

Prije svega htio bih re\u0107i da nisam znao za Erasmus sve dok jedan moj prijatelj nije oti\u0161ao na Erasmus u \u010ce\u0161ku i rekao mi pone\u0161to o tome. Od kad mi je rekao imao sam tjedan dana da se prijavim za Erasmus+. Mislio sam da je nemogu\u0107e dobiti stipendiju, ali kad sam pro\u010ditao zahtjeve shvatio sam da imam dobre \u0161anse da dobijem stipendiju. Imao sam puno dr\u017eava iz Europe na izbor. Htio sam se testirati tako da odem daleko od Hrvatske. Po\u0161to je u to vrijeme u Hrvatskoj po\u010delo zahladnjivati, odlu\u010dio sam oti\u0107i gdje je klima toplija. Nema puno dr\u017eava koje imaju toplu klimu i pristup oceanu pa sam se odlu\u010dio za Portugal. Ali gdje u Portugal? Moje fakultet je imao bilateralni Erasmus ugovor sa Polytechnic of Leiria pa sam se stoga prijavio na isti.<\/p>\n

Ja naprosto obo\u017eavam ovo mjesto kao student i op\u0107enito. Ljudi su ljubazni, spremi su pomo\u0107i, vrijeme je lijepo, grad je \u010dist i ima puno stvari za posjetiti u i oko Leirije. Profesori na fakultetu mi puno poma\u017eu i od kad sam do\u0161ao ovdje puno sam toga nau\u010dio. \u0160to god sam trebao za svoj Zavr\u0161ni rad to sam i dobio.<\/p>\n

Ne znam ni jednu dr\u017eavu gdje nebi imao nikakvih porblema, ali svi problemi su bili bezna\u010dajni i rije\u0161ili smo ih brzo.<\/p>\n

\u017divim u trosobnom stanu sa \u010detvero ljudi.<\/p>\n

Probao sam portugalske specijalitete i naprosto ih obo\u017eavam. Kultura je sli\u010dna kao u Hrvatskoj, po\u0161to obje dr\u017eave imaju daleku povijest.<\/p>\n

Da, svaki put. Toliko sam ljudi upoznao, toliko sam mjesta posjetio, toliko novih stvari nau\u010dio da nemogu opisati rije\u010dima. Morate do\u0107i ovdje da bi to osjetili, toliko pozitivne energije i relaksacije mi je u\u010disitilo um od kad sam ovdje.<\/p>\n

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Name: <\/strong>Andrius Reciunas Age: <\/strong>21\u00a0Hometown: <\/strong>Vilnius\u00a0University in home country:\u00a0<\/strong>Vilnius Gediminas Technical University<\/p>\n

I’m Studying civil engineering for 3rd year. In the first pace I was planning to go to Spain but my coordinator didn’t let me so I decided to go here ( and i’m happy that I came here after all).<\/p>\n

the biggest difficulty was to find the courses and all the paper work, because traveling here was not that hard and it was exciting.<\/p>\n

Accommodation: there were two options for me – to rent a flat or be in Casulo. Choose the flat because I read and thought that Casulo was not that fun, but its not that bad as I saw a lot of Erasmus people live there.<\/p>\n

The Portuguese food is good – I like the food with more fat so its really good for me (But Portuguese don’t have a lot of same products as in my home country and the meat is not that good). The fruits are amazing here: oranges, pineapples and lemons – they are sweeter and more tastier than in Lithuania.<\/p>\n

So far I’ve been in : Nazar\u00e9, Porto, Velado and Fatima but I’m planning to go a lot more. It’s just the beginning. Yeah I would actually recommend to everyone to participate in Erasmus because it’s an experience that only Erasmus can give.<\/p>\n

In Lithuanian:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0160iuo metu studijuoju tre\u010diame statybos in\u017einerijos kurse savo \u0161aly, bet Portugalijoje tai paskutinis kursas. Pasirinkau Portugalij\u0105 Erasmus studijoms antru variantu, nes pirmu buvo Ispanija, ta\u010diau ten nepavyko i\u0161vykti. Bet d\u0117l to nesiskund\u017eiu.<\/p>\n

Daugiausia problem\u0173 suk\u0117l\u0117 kurs\u0173 ie\u0161kojimas interneto svetain\u0117je, nes (bent kai ie\u0161kojau a\u0161) viskas portugali\u0161kai ir kartais net Google tranalate nepad\u0117jo. Kai galiausiai susiradau visus reikiamus kursus, at\u0117jo laikas popierizmui – tikrai buvo, k\u0105 veikti. Daug lapu pasira\u0161yti ir perdaryti , nes musu koordinator\u0117 Lietuvoje negal\u0117jo i\u0161samiai visko i\u0161d\u0117styti. Bet galiausiai atvykau i Portugalija. I\u0161 aerouosto nebuvo problem\u0173 nusigauti iki Leiria miestelio.<\/p>\n

D\u0117l gyvenamosios vietos man buvo dvi i\u0161eitys : 1. Casulo – ka\u017ekas pana\u0161aus i barak\u0105 bet hostelio tipo 2. Nuomotis kambar\u012f. Pasirinkau kambar\u012f , nes maniau, kad Casulo bus pana\u0161\u0173 i hotel ir nebus taip linksma , ta\u010diau tai netiesa ir daugelis Erasmusininku ten gyvena. Maistas man patinka, jis \u0161iek tiek riebesnis bet skanus. Nors \u010dia ir beveik ne\u012fmanoma rasti lietuvi\u0161k\u0173 preki\u0173, savo tradiciniu patiekal\u0173 galima pasidaryti. Vaisiai – nuostab\u016bs, sultingesni ir skanesni nei Lietuvoje ( turb\u016bt d\u0117l to, kad sviezeani).<\/p>\n

Kolkas buvau Nazareje, Porte , Lisabonoje, Algarvej, Velado ir Fatimos miesteliuose ir Coimbroje. A\u0161 tikrai rekomenduoju dalyvauti Erasmuse, jei tik atsiranda galimyb\u0117, nes tai neapsakomas jausmas ir tai gali patirti tik atvyk\u0119s .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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