by Zander D. | Dec 11, 2025 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, _
After three weekends of trains and travel, weekdays in Porto had one focus: the European Innovation Academy. I treated EIA like a full-time class with clear deliverables. The schedule was three weeks, Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00, with weekends open for travel and...
by Zander D. | Dec 10, 2025 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Three weeks in Portugal go by quickly, so I’ve treated every free day as a mini-project. My rules are simple: spend less than 30 euros on transport, stay under three hours from Porto, and find one snack that I could use as information to impress my family. Porto was...
by Zander D. | Aug 12, 2025 | Europe, Semester, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
I spent three weeks in Porto for the European Innovation Academy, living near Polo Universitário, so the neighborhood and the people around campus shaped how I used the city each day. After locking in my general class routine, I used the rest of each of my days to...