Takk for turen! – My Erasmus+ experience in Oslo „Thank you for the tour!“. That’s what you say in Norway after a hike, a trip or after 4 unbelievable months. My stay in Oslo was one of the most challenging and beautiful time I had so far. I started the journey together with a friend […]
Saudade! – Portuguese for a feeling of longing, desire, and nostalgiaThis word describes the best how I feel about saying goodbye from this amazing country andthe people I have met. My name is Valentina Vilsecker and I spent my fifth semester (wintersemester of 2022/23) in Setúbal, Portugal near Lisbon at the Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal(IPS). […]
Moin!Mit dem Nachtzug von Graz nach Hamburg. Ankunft nach knapp 15 Stunden und der Durchsage desSchaffners: „Pünktlich, wie österreichische Züge [im Gegensatz zu deutschen], erreichen wir nunHamburg Hauptbahnhof.“ Ich steige aus dem Zug, werde direkt mit einem freundlichen „Moin!“ begrüßt,antworte zuerst mit „Grüßgott!“ und werde direkt als Österreicherin entlarvt. Wie man sieht, meinErasmus-Aufenthalt war geprägt […]
A time to remember in Barcelona On September the 11th the trip to Barcelona started with mixed feelings. I did not know what to expect and remained completely unprejudiced towards the whole thing. Nervousness, joy and fear were the feelings I felt at the beginning. But as soon as I arrived in Barcelona, all negative […]
My semester abroad in Rhodos… I really wanted to go on a semester abroad to get to know new cultures, people and a new university system. So, I ended up in Rhodes… The Erasmus + group was way smaller than you would expect from an Erasmus destination. We were 8 students in total. But that […]
Oslo Mountains, lakes, and sauna My adventure started way different than expected because Dodo (a friend from university) and me missed our flight. We were there, we just spent too much time in the bookstore so when we went to the gate, but the plane was already gone. A new booking later and many hours […]
Copenhagen – a city that leaves nothing to be desired I spent the winter semester 2022/23 in Copenhagen and studied at the KP, and I would like to give you a little insight and a few tips for a semester abroad in Denmark! Right at the beginning, I would like to tell you that I […]
Vive l´Erasmus – Mein Auslandssemester an der Université de Strasbourg Ein anderes Land als Frankreich wäre für mich im Rahmen meines Erasmus-Aufenthalts nicht in Frage gekommen. Seit meiner frühesten Kindheit verbringe ich nahezu jede Ferien dort und habe das Hexagon während dieser Zeit kennen und lieben gelernt. Dass das alltägliche Leben im Land im Gegensatz […]
G R A N C A N A R I AWhere and when did you do your Erasmus semester?I spent a semester abroad at the University of Gran Canaria in Spain during the winter semester of 2022/2023. I was there for only one semester. There were exactly three Erasmus spots available and my friend from […]