Start with the recs from Trippin which is my fav travelling platform. all tipps I also love as a local :)
Check berlinfoodstories on IG and their website for food
my fav bar is Zweiners. explore around hermannplatz in Neukölln, Kottbusser Tor in Kreuzberg and Nettelbeckplatz in Wedding. getting lost in sun-kissed berlin is bliss!
I went to the botanical garden in Porto and there was barely anyone except for a few university students reading in the shade. The place had a mystical aura, which I captured best with this photo, I think
I did a 180° academic turnaround when I decided to pick up anthropology (major) and art history (minor) although I'd already finished a bachelor's degree in marketing. I never enjoyed business studies and never gave it my best while at the same time feeling under pressure from my parents because they told me to do it. I got my degree but shortly after felt so empty.
So after some thinking I did what my gut feeling told me and that was to go back to uni and finally study what I truly like to learn about – culture and society (in the broadest sense). It's been the most emancipatory decision I've made in my life and now I finally feel like I'm on my own path instead of someone else's. On top of that, I feel really comfortable around the people I study with and they're all really sweet and inspiring. We read tons and learn to deconstruct, reflect and argue, that way acquiring skills and knowledge for all matters of life. And finally I really care about my studies and do well. I'm really proud of that.
Full disclosure: While I live in Germany and studying is basically free here I know for most Americans on here it would be much harder financially to extend their studies like I did. Still, if anybody reads this who feels drawn to a social or cultural science and feels unhappy with the more conventional path they took because of external pressure – I hope this encourages you to go where you need to go <3 happy to hear from other people's similar experiences