For students on the Lusophone boat

Are you a Portuguese student at Cambridge? Have you survived an endless visa application? Are you somewhere in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Maputo, or Lisbon, wondering why you can't understand a word in Portuguese, the language you studied for two bloody years? Then this blog is for you. Share your pictures, videos, worries, insiders' tips on accommodation, working, studying, and travelling. And find out that you're not the only one misusing the subjunctive. Wherever you are, document what you're up to. In English or Portuguese, it doesn't matter. As long as you keep in touch!

Monday 14 November 2011

A Cidade Maravilhosa

Olá,

More news from Cidade Maravilhosa! O Patrick tem um blog muito fixe onde detalha mais aventuras do YA:

http://theprinceandthepauper.tumblr.com/

Linda a foto da Luciana e do João Gabriel at the Favela Morro dos Prazeres!

Keep us posted.

Ana

Sunday 25 September 2011

It pays to speak Portuguese!

I was at the end of a very long queue outside the Uffizi in Florence when I heard a group of Brazilians behind me: "Gente, com quatro euro você entra logo sem fila nenhuma!" It turned out there was a much quicker way into the museum. Because it was Heritage Day you could buy a discount ticket and enter through another door. It saved me at least 2 hours!

Tuesday 20 September 2011

Oi

Olá a todos, o que se passa? Já estou em Maputo e estou a curtir muito... Podem ler algo que escreví aqui. Há algumas fotos... hei-de fazer upload de mais daqui há pouco.

Hope you're all enjoying yourselves!


Wednesday 24 August 2011

Oi Pessoal!

Ana, otima ideia e uma linda pagina de blog.
Estou de ferias na Dinamarca, depois de uma volta pela Suecia e Noruega, (por isso a falta de acentos). Aqui tudo muito civilizado, paisagens lindas, em tom pastel (cinza claro, verde claro, violeta, azul).
Desejo muita sorte a todos que estao chegando nos seus Year Abroad destinations.
Aproveitem e mandem noticias!
grande abraco,
Lucia

Friday 12 August 2011

Oi! Lovely idea, Ana.

Brazil has been great so far, lots of lovely people, so much to do, and great food (mainly "açaí na tigela".. I'm addicted!). Brazilian bureaucracy is a massive headache, and for anyone else coming here (only Antonia and Patrick?), Rach and I might be able to save you a bit of hassle.

Good luck to Antonia who'll be livin' la vida loca in Mexico right now! When is everyone else planning on heading off?

Beijos,
Matt

p.s. anyone else interested in creating a subgroup in this blog of Year Abroad gossip (with Manucha's fear of her students returning to Cambridge pregnant or married in mind)??

Wednesday 27 July 2011

This is great Ana. Good luck to Rach and Matt who have just jetted off to Sao Paolo! x