Working to promote an integrated society I recently had the chance to coordinate the organization Hello Portugal Festival. It was an event about migration and … Read More ›
Hidden gems of good food, drinks and fun places to visit Visiting a city you don’t know can be tricky. Google ‘visit Brussels’ and you’ll … Read More ›
Apart from a few member states – notably Italy and Austria where populists have proven unreliable coalition partners and Orban’s authoritarian Hungary, the issue of … Read More ›
How to make moving abroad a good experience Moving abroad to a new city can be daunting, however many times you do it. Apart from … Read More ›
The legend behind the Thermal Hospital It is believed that the birth of Caldas da Rainha dates back to the year 1484. According to legend, … Read More ›
Integrate into a new country with SPEAK So far present in 8 countries, SPEAK offers a variety of foreign language groups. But many people come … Read More ›
Learn a language can be fun Learning new languages is one of my passions! Mainly because it helps me to get to know other people … Read More ›
My cultural exchange experience
For the last 5 years, I have been working on international exchange at AIESEC, which gave me the opportunity to visit more than 25 countries and live in 4 of them for a longer time.
SPEAK has arrived in Coimbra Bringing SPEAK to Coimbra is a great achievement for our city! It became possible last year, as ESN Coimbra – … Read More ›
Hi, my name is Maria, the founder of SPEAK East Bay! I was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, but I grew up in California in the San Francisco Bay Area.