Almost Christmas! Last few weeks passed very quickly. Maybe because I had an overload of presentations and deadlines for assignments, maybe because of the visitors or because of all the national Portuguese holidays. Before I came here I expected this period, before new year's eve as the most lonely and difficult period. I experience totally the opposite.
The last 2 weeks I had to do 6 presentations. Before I came here I did only 2 presentations in Tilburg. I don't like giving presentations but since I did all the presentations here, I am much more confident while I'm speaking. I don't know why we never have presentations in Tilburg since it is a necessary skill during future work. I got back some assignments and, all graded between 16 and 20 (grades from 0 to 20). The material of the courses is from the same level but in this manner I can get higher grades more easy.
My brother came last weekend and the weekend before five friends came from Nijmegen. We had a great time, they were jealous and I surfed with them on 5 december (sinterklaas)! The weather stays above 15 degrees, still very confident.
During the group works, I came more in contact with the Portuguese people. With strategy, organization leadership I was in a group with four Portuguese girls, what a lucky guy;p It was quiet funny because one of them went on exchange last year to Tilburg. She loves Tilburg, so we decided that she can take my flight back;p I discovered a lot of differences between Dutch and Portuguese people. We are more straight forward. In the group works they are really shy to say what they actually think. When I said that I didn't like some of the work, it was a confrontation for them. The Portuguese are more shy and rules are unwritten. 
As a dj, I wanted to play somewhere in a club in Lisbon and Last week it was possible to play with a friend from Amsterdam in club Musicbox in Lisbon!
Last Thursday was a national holiday in Portugal. It was the fourth in 3 weeks. Now I know why it is crisis, they find holidays for every small celebration.
The upcoming weeks are planned as study weeks but this weekend my friends from Tilburg are coming. Perfect brake during the weeks of studying. Furthermore I have a lot of christmas dinners.
It is strange to see a Santa with 18 degrees crossing the streets of Lisbon. No, I don't have the christmasfeeling yet.
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