If you are staying in a dormitory for the first time, this article will help you a little more, but friends who keep the house will benefit as much as those who stay in the dormitory. I stayed in Minho's dormitory. Residencias Universitarias de Azurem.
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University of Minho
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The dorm consists of double rooms, usually trying to put people of the same nation in the same room. If you say: I am going to Erasmus, I want to improve my English, so I do not want to spend time with people from my own country, it is possible to change your room. I do not want to give any advice on this subject, so it is entirely up to you. Most of my friends were Turks, and thanks to them we have done so much that we cannot do it with others, it was definitely worth it. We have done things in a group that a person cannot plan, dare and do all his life alone. They will probably understand what I mean when they read here.
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Minho University from the main building
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The dormitory consists of three blocks, each block consists of four floors. Two floors of the main building are female students and the other two floors are male students. There is no floor separation in other blocks. The main building of the dorm (opposite the security booth) has a canteen and shared kitchens. On the lower floors of the remaining two buildings, there are working room and washing machines respectively. Unfortunately there is no stove in the kitchens, there are microwave ovens, but they are insufficient to cook. Each room has a bathroom and toilet, as well as a refrigerator. If you are in the main building of the dormitory, the bathroom and toilet are in common areas but not in the rooms. Electric heaters are also available for the winter period.
Coming to dinner, if you are staying in the dormitory, the microwave will help in various dishes, but what you can do is always limited. So as soon as you go, you can buy an electric cooker, if you get a partner with your roommate or someone else, the price drops, but even if you buy the electric cooker on your own, it's not an expensive thing.
The dormitory is located within the school borders, so transportation is not a problem. There is a gym next to the dormitory, and Bar Academico (the school's own bar, you can go to special events on Wednesdays) about 300 meters away.
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The transition from dormitory to school is provided by this small bridge.
The building opposite is the 24/7 Open Library of the school. |
Gym: In Erasmus, if you do not attend classes, you will have quite a lot of free time in general. I definitely recommend this gym to those who want to think. I have never regretted the process I went for about three months. The teacher who is interested in the gym does not speak English, but translates from his computer to talk to you. The programs he prepared according to his age and experience were very successful. Those who want to get detailed information about this gym can also write to me. Finally, Erasmus students can organize indoor football among themselves. These matches are usually played here.
If we come to places where you can eat when you are not cooking:
First of all, if you are in the dormitory, everything is generally in the canteen of the dormitory and the prices are at an average level, but I have never used it except for soup. You can eat at the school's refectory. To summarize the food cultures very briefly: the basis of their food is based on fish and they use the fish in many dishes. Their soups are mainly vegetable. They add everything together. If the meal is meat, chicken usually comes out. In the dining hall, there are usually one-month meal lists, you can set the day you want to go by looking at their names on the internet, I did not go except twice.
Let's go to some places where you can eat: Cachorrão, where I eat the most and see the best in terms of price / performance. You can reach his address by this name, Portugal's own brand and quite common. They have special menus, you will find these menus very comfortable on the wall when you go.
Let's get to the second place: When you leave the school, you will see large buildings right in front of you. There are cafes, stationeries and some shops under those buildings. Among them there is an Indian doner, Famy Kebab. If you are a kebab addict, I suggest you to go :) After Cachorrão, this was the place we went the most.
Our last place is a pastry shop: I couldn't find its name from the internet, but Igreja de Nossa is just across the church named Senhora da Olıveira, around the corner. A small shop. Dessert prices were affordable and prices dropped more than half, especially after 8 in the evening. I would definitely recommend that you go with this in mind. You can see the patisserie right behind where the photo was taken.
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| Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira |
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