Living a dream
Authors . Student life . TravelEveryone has one or even more dreams that wants to make come true. I’m living mine, but I have to start from the beginning. Hi readers, I’m Greta, I’m 20 and I’m from Italy. The Latins used to say “omen nomen” when someone has a name that reflects his/her characteristics or passions. I think that
My year in 3 months aka what is wrong with time
Authors . Sports . Student life . UncategorizedI am grateful for one of the first blogs we had to write with our expectations of the Erasmus semester. Thanks to that blog post, I can compare and evaluate my growth and achievements. I wrote that I want to: be independent, let my personality grow, explore my hidden talents and hobbies, get motivation for
If you didn’t post it, did it even happen?
UncategorizedI have been an active user of social media for many years, especially Instagram. It is one of the tools I use to stay in contact with my friends and family who are in other parts of the world, as well as keep the contact with the new friends I make while living abroad. Nevertheless,
Instantes
UncategorizedIt is crazy how fast time went by. I remember being so stressed and nervous because of all the things that had to be sorted before coming to Munich and in the blink of an eye is already time to leave. I feel very nostalgic to think about saying bye to my friends, my room,
Press play and start again
UncategorizedIt took me a while to start writing this blog. I kept on procrastinating it, because I refused to think that my journey here is coming to an end. I have spent my last few weeks pretending that my Erasmus was endless, which seems to have worked well: it enabled me to enjoy those last
This is not a goodbye, it is a Thank you!
Authors . City life6 months. It has been 6 months since the first article on this blog, and in 6 months many things have happened. But what is even more surprising is that they have passed as quick as a flash. In the first article I remember I wrote about my expectations in Munich, and specifically what I
When the goodbye is just for now.
Student life . TravelI am excited, ready, and nervous all at the same time as I prepare to make the journey to Munich. I have always wanted to be an exchange student once in my lifetime. I arrived here knowing no one; it was my first time flying alone, far from home in a country where I did
Social Media: enemy or ally?
Student lifeBefore my Erasmus, my relationship with social media was complicated. The apps I used the most were WhatsApp and Instagram, but they were becoming my worst enemy.Instagram was having an extremely negative impact on my life: it was disrupting my sleep, consuming my time, and affecting my self-esteem.My homepage was full of trivial, redundant content
From a social recluse to a somewhat just ok functioning member of society
UncategorizedWhen I first came here I didn’t really know what to expect. I came with no plans in mind but just to show up. It was tough for a bit to go from a cozy home with 3 meals and someone to do your laundry to a desolate room in the shade of blue fighting
ELI-s with inverted roof-KA
AuthorsMy name is Eliška, or maybe it would be easier to write Elishka so you can pronounce it better. My Instagram name is Eli_pol, so many people call me by that nickname. It is a combination of my name and surname (Polejová). I come from Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. Not Czechoslovakia