I woke up around 4:30 AM to be at the airport by 5:30 AM. Once there, we checked in and waited for our flight to Nuremberg!

The trip was long and painful, but I've never been much of a traveler. Aside from that, it was a good flight.

We finally arrived in Nuremberg. We had to wait 7 hours. With that time, we decided to store our bags in a locker and take the metro to the city center.

First impression: very cold! It's a very beautiful city, very different, and the buildings are enormous. What stood out here was undoubtedly the Cathedral, totally different from what we are used to seeing.

Finally, lunchtime arrived. We were starving, so we went to a place we knew would satisfy us: KFC.

After that, we spent some time playing games and then went to the airport to fly to Greece.

As soon as we arrived, we went straight to Veria by car. We were all very sleepy; most of us slept the whole trip, which took us about an hour.

After a long time and a day of suffering, we arrived. From the outside, the building looked unfinished and poorly maintained, but appearances are deceiving. The apartment is very modern and remodeled; I liked it a lot and it has everything we need.

We woke up around 9:30 am to get ready to meet at 11:00 am in the city square. After meeting, we were accompanied by Professor Kostis. He then introduced us to Thomas Dimitrakis, a gentleman who has lived a long time and, surprisingly, speaks Portuguese due to the years he lived in Brazil. He showed us around the city along with Professor Kostis.

In the middle of our visit, we went to a church that's about a thousand years old, if I'm not mistaken, and has been through a lot. The tree next to it has a somewhat dark history; I won't say it here, but if you're interested, just look it up.

We ended our visit near this restaurant, where a gentleman was making delicious sandwiches. He was very kind to us and offered us all a sandwich and water. Without a doubt, a hero. We were starving.

After a long afternoon, we went to dinner at the place where we will be having dinner for the entire month. Today, being the first day, we tried everything the restaurant had to offer. The food here is quite different, but it's not bad.

First day of internship! Our internship took place at the "Lexis" language school. My colleagues who went with me were Inês, Alex, and Francisco. The owner of the school, Antony, is a super cool guy and has a friend named Pablo, who is very funny and is a police officer.

We talked about ourselves to get to know each other better and about what we would be doing throughout the month.

One thing that happens a lot in Greece, at least in Veria, is that there are many stray dogs, and often these dogs follow us everywhere.

Our internship is quite different and flexible, from what I've understood so far we will always have around 1 to 2 hours of work in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon. And it was time for us to go for 1 hour in the afternoon.

At this time there were students having classes and we had to introduce ourselves and talk to the students, answering questions and communicating.

After a long day, it was finally dinnertime, and today we decided what we wanted to eat. Today I decided to have nuggets. They were very good.

After dinner, we all decided to try out an arcade further down in town; it wasn't very big, but it was quite interesting. Of all the machines there, we decided to just play the punching game.

We started the day by having breakfast and going to our internship. Our first task was to remove about 30 SSDs from Lexis' computers so we could clone them and install their operating system.

After the internship, we decided to have lunch at home with some things we had decided to buy. While Ines cooked, washed the dishes, and set the table.

We decided to spend the afternoon resting a bit and making progress on the blog.

It was our turn to return to the internship, and we did the same as yesterday: introduce ourselves and answer questions. But today we managed to overcome all the nostalgia and began the cloning process.

Tonight at dinner, we had the opportunity to choose what we liked to eat (something we weren't allowed to do during the last Erasmus exchange) and I chose chicken with potatoes. It was very good.

After dinner, we all went to play Uno at our classmates' houses; it was fun and a way for us to get to know each other better.

We started the day by having breakfast and then heading to Lexis to continue cloning all the SSDs. This process is a bit time-consuming due to the computers and the amount of information that has to be transferred from one SSD to another. But we'll manage it eventually.

After lunch, we went home to rest a bit and continue working on our blog.

We returned to Lexis to continue our tasks and, thanks to Antony, we were able to clone the SSDs at three times the speed, as he provided us with another computer where the SSD is being cloned directly.

To end the day, today being Wednesday (some things close in the afternoon on Wednesdays, like the restaurant where we have a contract), we went to a different restaurant where we were supposed to go every Wednesday, but due to a misunderstanding, the contract wasn't honored. Aside from that, the place is very interesting. It's called "βάτραχος," which means frog, especially since the entire interior decoration includes frogs.

After breakfast, we went to Lexis and chatted and got to know each other better. After the conversation, we decided to clone some more SSDs and test them. Unfortunately, they aren't working. We're not sure if we're doing something wrong or if the SSDs aren't functioning correctly.

After work we went to the market to buy food and some cleaning products. We got home, cooked, and tidied up. Lunch was great, much better than buying it out.

Upon returning to Lexis, we faced a new challenge: some students needed help developing a website for a school project, and we were able to do it. We had to overcome some obstacles, but we succeeded.

Today is Thursday, so we're back to our usual spot. This time I decided to try something different. From what I understand, it's chicken and the sauce must be cheese-based. It's quite different from what I'm used to.

We started our day by having coffee and then going to Lexis. Upon arriving at Lexis, Antony invited us all to have breakfast together. We tried this very tasty pastry called "Bougatsa" (similar to our "Pastel de Nata"). Antony kindly paid for our breakfast as a reward for our work.

We returned to work a little earlier than usual because we were going to test and assemble the first computers in the Lexis schools, so Antony gave us a ride to one of the other schools in his personal car, a BMW F30. We saw a part of the city we didn't know and visited another Lexis. Unfortunately, the computer didn't work perfectly, but it was already a great help.

Dinner was at our usual spot, and today I decided to order the nuggets again. These are very good, and you can tell they're handmade and made to order.

After a long journey, we finally arrived. The entrance to the city honestly looks very poor, but I won't judge just yet. First, we bought a bus ticket to get to the city center. I also found it interesting that there's a very old, restored bus at the bus station.

Arriving in the city center, we came face to face with Aristotle Square. An incredibly beautiful, unique, and enormous square. Full of shops and street artists, but unfortunately, as is common in large cities, there were many people selling things and begging for money on the street. Here, we all felt a bit of our space being invaded, but apart from that, it's a beautiful place, not to mention that this square is on the coast.

We arrived at our first activity in the city; Ines, Antonio, Francisco, and I came to visit a museum, the Museum of Illusion. I had already been to a similar museum during my last Erasmus exchange, but this one had so much more. It was fun.

Since I was on my way to the next activity, we passed by a very welcoming and accessible café. The vendor was very friendly and the coffee was amazing, but I decided to buy a can of lemonade and a bottle of water. The lemonade tasted a lot like Sprite.

After the Museum of Illusions, we went to a Greek warship that is open to the public. It only cost us one euro. It was quite interesting and a great way to pass the time and learn a little about the past of Greece and the Greek army.

After the ship, it was late afternoon and the weather was beautiful. The sunset, the river, and the square – a combination that can only be truly appreciated in person.

After all this, it was time to go home, so we went to the nearest bus stop and returned to the bus station. But unfortunately, we had to take a later bus because the one we were supposed to go on was full.

Finally in Veria, we were all starving so we went to one of the best places to eat cheaply and quickly, "All Time". They make incredible sandwiches here.

Sunday, finally a day of rest. These last few days have been difficult because it was a week of adaptation and many new things, so today we took advantage of the day to rest a little and sleep in. Around 12 p.m. we left home to have lunch, and since we didn't know where to go, we went to "Goodys" again. It was very good!

After lunch I went home to continue working on the blog. It's always good to catch up on everything, especially after Saturday, as it tends to be the busiest day. In short, I spent the whole afternoon working on the blog.

After spending the whole afternoon in front of the computer working on the blog, it was dinnertime, and since we had nothing at home, we went out in search of a place to eat. The choices were difficult; either everything was very expensive or everything was full, so we went to the only place we found that was cheap and not very crowded, "All Time".

Returning home, Ines and I ran into the rest of the group from the other apartment: Alex, Antonio, David, and Francisco. They were picking up their dinner, and since we hadn't done anything all day, they invited us to play at a bar that had many snooker tables, and we accepted. I'm not very good at playing, but I'd definitely like to learn more. It was a lot of fun.

Today we woke up a little earlier than usual because we wanted to have a different breakfast, so we left home 20 minutes earlier so we could stop by "Coffee Island" to get our morning coffee before work.

Today our work was different. Ines and I put the SSDs aside and started focusing on the Lexis website. Antony told us he wanted to improve his website, but unfortunately didn't have time to do it, so he assigned us this task. With that, we used the morning to study the site and the tool used to build it, "WordPress". I had heard a lot about it but had never used it, so it will undoubtedly be a challenge.

After work, we went to lunch at the same place as the first day. At "813" where the owner is five stars and makes incredible sandwiches, I don't even know what was in the sandwich, I trusted him to do his art and I didn't regret it.

We had lunch and went back home to continue our schoolwork, which means we continued developing our blog.

Dinner time, after a long walk and some rest it was finally time for dinner. Today I ordered a pork steak but something different arrived, I didn't want to be rude or cause more trouble so I accepted the dish I was given. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't the best thing I'd ever eaten either, they really overuse cheddar cheese here.

We woke up, got ready, and left a little earlier than usual to have a very typical Greek breakfast. We went to "Coffee Island" to buy our coffee and then went to a café/pastry shop right across from our work where we bought a Bougatsa with cream. A complete and very good breakfast.

After having our breakfast, we immediately started looking for a solution to improve the Lexis website. Today we began downloading all the website code so we could make our modifications safely without affecting the site. It took quite a while to download the code. While the code was being downloaded, we searched for a way to connect to the database.

It was time to get back to work, and today we went to another Lexis. Once again, we came to assemble another computer and present it to the students at this school. Today, talking with Antony, we discovered that Lexis had its peak, with over a thousand students if I'm not mistaken, which is incredible. But anyway, we managed to assemble the computer, and everything went well.

We left work and went to dinner at our usual place. But today the food tasted very strange. I ordered chicken fillets and while they were cooking there was a fishy smell, I'm not sure exactly why, but when the food arrived it tasted a bit like fish, and it wasn't just mine, some of my colleagues felt the same. But anyway, it could have been worse.

Today is March 25th, a national holiday in Greece, roughly equivalent to our April 25th. And since we didn't go to work today, we stayed up late yesterday, and when I woke up I was feeling a bit nauseous and had a cold, so I slept all morning and only woke up when it was lunchtime. For lunch, Ines and I ordered food while we watched a movie.

It was dinnertime, and since it's a holiday, we went to our usual place. Supposedly, on Wednesdays we have to eat somewhere else, but today was an exception because most places were closed, so tomorrow we'll have to figure something out because they're closed. However, today I ordered nuggets, and they were good. I was starving, especially since I hadn't managed to eat much throughout the day.

After dinner we went to that bar with snooker tables to pass the time, because at 10 PM we had a meeting with our professors to find out how things are going and to ask questions. After the meeting we stayed for a while longer playing cards and socializing together.

Another day at work and another coffee in the morning. I loved the coffee they make at "Coffee Island," I go there practically every day. After buying my coffee, I went to Lexis to continue trying to access the website locally.

This afternoon we returned to work at another Lexis. This one was a little further away, more or less on the other side of town. This Lexis is where the ICT exams take place and where younger students also have classes. We stayed there for quite a while chatting with the students and they were so kind that they offered us a juice and a water each.

We got home and today wasn't the day to eat at our usual place, so we immediately prepared things for tomorrow and decided to order food to avoid leaving the house, especially since it was cold. We ordered from "efood" and today's meal was carbonara. Here it's a little different from what I'm used to, especially because they put cheese on top of the entire pasta.

We woke up, got ready, and continued our journey to work. This time I decided to have breakfast at home. Today at work we managed to make progress; we now have access to all the code and the entire database. Now we can finally work on the website without breaking anything.

After lunch, we didn't know where to go for lunch, but one thing was for sure, we didn't feel like eating any more bread. So we went to Goody's and I decided to have one of their delicious salads.

After lunch we updated our blogs, rested a bit, and before we knew it, it was time for work. Today we visited another Lexis. Here we set up two new computers and spoke with two different classes. We showed them a bit of Portugal and discussed topics about our culture.

We left work and it was practically dinnertime, so we went straight to the restaurant. Today the owner asked if we wanted something different and I said yes. The name of this dish is Fried Chicken, but honestly there's nothing fried about it. I was confused, but it was very different; I wouldn't say it was amazing, but it was actually good.

We started the day very early, around 9:30 we were already out of the house and ready to drive to another location to visit a very famous museum here in Greece, more specifically the Royal Tombs Museum of Aigai, located in the modern village of Vergina. The trip there was very good, it took about 30 minutes and we needed to take two cars, Kostis's car and Dimitri's car (Kostis's friend who, coincidentally, spent a year in Portugal and knew how to speak a little Portuguese).

When we arrived at the Museum, we found many people (students and tourists) buying tickets and visiting the Museum. At first, we were a little confused because when we talk about a Museum, we expect a building, but no, here the museum was underground and located beneath this small hill.

The photos show the Tomb of Philip II, a monumental structure from the 4th century BC with an intact marble facade and columns. The models detail the interior, divided into two vaulted chambers, where royal treasures and original paintings were found. This find is unique for having remained sealed and free from looting for over 2300 years.

This tomb is known as the Prince's Tomb (attributed to Alexander IV, son of Alexander the Great). The facade stands out for its two painted circular shields and a frieze decorated in blue. Scale models reveal the interior where a silver urn containing ashes and a gold oak wreath were found, all preserved intact.

Before we left, we passed by a souvenir shop and I decided to buy this keychain. I thought it was interesting and it's in my style.

On the way to Veria, Kostis decided to stop halfway to show us something beautiful: the largest river in Greece, very close to our city. The river is truly enormous and the view is incredible. From what I understand, the only downside is that you can't swim there because the barriers could open at any moment, and people could be swept away, resulting in a very unpleasant outcome.

We finally arrived in Veria, it was lunchtime and we were starving. We wanted something other than bread with meat and meat with bread, so we decided to try this restaurant. During the day it's practically empty, but the food there is really good. After lunch we went home to rest and work on our blogs.

After coffee it was practically dinnertime and we were still hungry, so we went to eat at a different place that a resident of Veria recommended. And he was right, the best gyros I've ever eaten!

We started the day even earlier than yesterday; today Kostis arranged a visit for us to one of the most unique and beautiful cities in Greece, Meteora. We left home at 8:30 and a van was already waiting for us, ready to take us to our destination. We were all tired because the clocks changed in the early morning, so we slept an hour less than usual.

We drove along the Greek roads for two and a half hours. So far everything was going well, most people were sleeping and this stop was great for stretching our legs a bit. This service station was quite large, it looked like a huge Chinese shop, full of different things and, as usual, very expensive. Next to the shop there were two abandoned-looking Mazdas that I really liked.

We finally arrived, but the trip didn't go entirely as planned. The journey took longer than expected, the driver was constantly on his cell phone, and worse, he smoked in the car. After some suffering during the trip, we arrived. The first impression was that it was beautiful. A very mountainous and unique region, here the mountains were separated from each other, and what stands out most is the fact that there are buildings on top of the mountains. How difficult must that have been to build?

Unfortunately, I couldn't take many photos because every place had a sign like this, and the building was full of nuns preventing me from doing so.

We spent an hour in the church; it was very beautiful and undoubtedly a unique experience. After that, it was lunchtime, so the driver called us and we went directly to the nearest town, Kalambaka. This town is very interesting because it's right next to the mountain and has an incredible view, but it's more expensive than Veria and the food is much worse. We went to this restaurant and made the worst decision ever. I ordered a chicken burger with fries. The burger came with beef, and the fries tasted like pure oil. I don't recommend it to anyone.

Unfortunately, after lunch we returned to the van and the driver started driving. We all thought we were going back to the mountains, but it was taking a while, so we asked where we were going, and the driver said we were going back to Veria. We were outraged and sad because the price we paid for the van to take us didn't compensate for the trip.

Well, in short, we spent 2 hours in a new place, lunch was awful, and the rest of the day was spent in a van with a driver who was smoking and talking on his cell phone.

We arrived in Veria exhausted. We went home and rested until dinnertime. At dinnertime, Ines and I weren't very hungry, so we decided to buy three bougatsas, two sweet ones and one a mix of meat and pizza. They were all very good.

We started the day like any other normal week. I woke up, had breakfast, and went straight to work. Today was more efficient, and we made more progress on the website.

After work, we went to the market to buy some essentials and arrived home. We cooked chicken and made a wrap that was delicious.

After lunch we went back to work, continuing our blog until it was time to return to work.

We left work later than usual, to the point of being late for dinner, but it's okay, at least now when we leave it's still sunny, I'd missed this time of day. We arrived and I decided to order what I had last time. It wasn't so bad and quite filling.

We started the day by going to a pastry shop right across from Lexis. We ate a Bougatsa and only had a card to pay, but their card reader wasn't working, so they trusted us to pay later (after work we went to withdraw cash and paid).

At work, we continued our usual tasks and today we've already made some progress, we've finished the secondary pages of the Lexis website for now. I'm hoping to finish the main page tomorrow.

Lunchtime and we look around the house again, Ines cooked this delicious pasta while I washed all the dishes.

After lunch and washing the dishes we get back to work on the blog and wait until it's time to log back in.

Time to get back to work and today we visited another Lexis to assemble 2 computers. This Lexis is a bit hidden because it's located on the first floor and normally we expect a school on the ground floor. The students were quite shy but we managed to chat with them a bit. The only different thing is that when we arrived at Lexis our colleague Antonio (who is interning in the library) kept us company and helped us with the work.

To end our day, we had a meeting about some Erasmus-related matters with our professor Duarte and Professor Elisabete. The meeting went well; we discussed several topics, and by the time it ended, it was quite late.

Lunchtime arrived and Ines cooked this incredible pasta for me again. Looking at our blog, you can tell we both love pasta.