Colchester-Italy-Porto

My dear family and friends, for the past months, I’ve been meeting plenty of people from all around the world with who I definitively don’t want to lose contact. Furthermore, I acquired the certitude that Shakespeare’s language is the one that generally permits persons with different nationalities to communicate together. As a result, I’ve decided to post my following comments in English, in order not to act discriminatively (does this word actually exist...?) toward my new friends. May my lovely «Loi 101» forgive me. First, let’s go back one month ago...

I left the memorable campus of the University of Essex on the 17th of June. Due to the fact that I was over with my exams since the 22nd of May, I had loads of time to spend with my British and international friends. If my international mates were little by little all going back home, I had the chance of lending in a flat were everybody stuck around until the end of the term and hence, I had very good company. All these people made my study abroad experience absolutely fantastic. Shared memories are the one that really worth it. Once again, I would like to remind you that if you have the possibility of going in a foreign country to study for one semester or more, JUST FU*KING DO IT, bloody hell!

Afterward, I flew to Rome for a short and sweet (and warm!) travel with my parents. Even though I’ve spent at lease 50% of the trip arguing with my father, I’m sure he knows I was right about utterly everything! We’ve spent a few days in Rome and then we’ve «roadtriped» (among others) to Napoli, Pompei, Assisi, Firenza and Pisa. Honestly, I knew that this trip was going to be pleasant, but I did not expect it to be so nice. I don’t know if this is a compliment or and rudeness, but whatever, it’s the truth.

I am now in the world capital of Porto wine and I discovered a new way of travelling: couchsurfing! Basically, you get in touch with local people who are willing to host you for a few days and to show you around the city. Not only will you save the huge amounts of money that you would otherwise have spent in hostels, but you’ll also make new friends; which are the key to make you live an authentic cultural immersion. It gives me all the freedom that I want but at the same time, travelling with couchsurfing allows me to stay away from the possible solitude felling which a lonely traveller sometime has to go through. Moreover, in order to become a real Portuguese, I’ve decided to improve my speaking skills! Indeed, I just finished an intensive one week Portuguese lessons and from now on, this language doesn’t have any secret for me! Almost...

That’s it! I am now heading to the south of Portugal and then, I will conclude my European adventures with a few more days in Spain. It’s weird. I fell that everything has gone so fast but one the other hand, I fell that I’ve been here forever. Que quere dizer? Nao sei, mas gosto! Ate logo amigos!

PS: I miss the days where I could buy 18 Guinness brewed in Dublin for a modest 10£... Dear England...

Pictures!

Porto post card

Oh! It's a peacock near the library!

Old port-wine...

My dad on the top of the scary Pisa tower...

Smile!

Napoli: No the garbage man can't!

Again...

She is my sister!

Indeed!

Another of these lovely card tournment!

Chick N' Swell

Essex International Party Group (EIPG)