was shocked to skim through this ridiculous list of 47 so-called European Unicorns 2016 by GP Bullhound (an U.K-based investment bank). Some of the brands are simply too familiar and/ or too old to be considered startups! While top spot Sweden’s Spotify is indeed an unicorn (a privately-held tech startup valued at $1 billion or…
To make my website functionally and visually better, I’m testing out a bunch of tools, and among those I find this tool Peek from peek.usertesting.com extremely interesting and useful. (I don’t know these people working at this company. Nor I get anything from them. I Just really enjoy their brilliant idea and want to share my experience…
In Lisbon you can either go to the cinema or go to the beach on the weekend ( or everyday actually.) Just bring some drinks and snacks, a towel, swimming suit, body lotion, and a bunch of friends. A great summer day is guaranteed! Instead of staying home and having many problems haunting me, I…
Go to the nearest park where you can find a public stage with thounsands of locals. Sit down on the grass (and sunbath at the same time) with them. Watch the match on a giant screen with them. Stand up and dance, scream and shout with them the name of Cristiano Ronaldo whenever he scores,…
Lisbon is a fantastic city! There are many things I like about this city. It’s lively, crowded, bustling, and super entertaining. Since the first day I came, there have always been something for me to do. In fact, thanks to ESN Lisboa and our school, almost every day there is an activity for me to…
I still remember the very first days I went to Finland. I was a shy guy whose English was just bad enough to prevent me from making casual conversation with new foreign classmates. I believe many friends who spent their exchange in Asia would agree with me how big the cultural differences between the East…
It’s difficult not to make comparisons when you move from one country to another! Consciously or unconsciously, I continuously see the differences between life in Portugal and life in Finland. Interestingly the same thing happened to me when I first moved from Vietnam to Finland. Since I am determined to make my exchange semester “an…