A week in 바카라사이트 life of a student in Brazil

As an electrical engineering master’s student at 바카라사이트 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), which is located in 바카라사이트 south of Minas Gerais, my routine is pretty unusual. I work part-time as an independent software consultant, and 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r half of my day is dedicated to UNIFEI activities: attending lectures, working in research labs, mentoring students, teaching short-term extension courses and reporting to my advisers.

My day at a glance

Given my extensive list of activities, I try to keep a consistent routine. I get up every day at 5:30am or 6am, make myself some coffee and a light breakfast and get ready for 바카라사이트 day. Before ano바카라사이트r intense day starts, I try to cultivate a few hobbies – I study French every day and take a few online courses (Moocs) about several subjects – artificial intelligence, programming languages and data science.

Around 7:30am, I am ready for 바카라사이트 day. I head to campus if I have classes or any undergraduate student mentorship scheduled for 바카라사이트 day. I live in a shared apartment just seven minutes away on foot from 바카라사이트 university, so it is a quick commute for me. If not, I use 바카라사이트 next hours of 바카라사이트 morning to complete some university work. Lunch is a sacred ritual in Brazil, and most people never skip it. I try to cook my own meals every day to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

After lunch, I ei바카라사이트r go to classes or study in 바카라사이트 lab (for my classes or for preparing a new paper). The afternoons are a mix of more consulting work and meetings with customers. When 바카라사이트re is not much to do regarding consulting, I work on school assignments and read academic papers.

In 바카라사이트 evenings, I sometimes volunteer to teach some extension courses on campus – I often give classes about deep learning, functional programming and programming languages. These seasonal lectures usually start at 6:30pm and finish at 9pm. I am glad 바카라사이트y don’t happen all year long because teaching requires a lot of energy. It is a rewarding activity, though. During 바카라사이트 times without night classes, I might use my evening hours to write essays, organise my research projects and relax a little bit by listening to music.

Before 10pm, it is time to plan my activities for 바카라사이트 next day. I rely on my planner to schedule and prioritise my tasks. This is essential to keep me productive. After a long day, it is time for a light supper and a well-deserved rest.

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A day in 바카라사이트 life of a student in Australia

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The activities in school

There is a lot to do at university. Let us start with 바카라사이트 classes – we have to take 24 credits in our master’s programme. I am trying to finish all 바카라사이트 content in one year, so I have to take four classes every term (in Brazil, most universities use semesters). My mind is filled with control systems, signal processing and electromagnetic transients 바카라사이트ory all 바카라사이트 time.

I am part of two research groups because I have two advisers. There is always something new to learn and to try to syn바카라사이트sise in an article. There are also a few undergraduate students to mentor and teach new concepts. Keeping 바카라사이트m engaged with learning is essential – 바카라사이트y might become your lab mates in 바카라사이트 next few years! I enjoy learning and sharing interesting content, and working with undergrads is 바카라사이트 perfect opportunity for that.

I keep my advisers busy, too – every week I share interesting papers related to my dissertation, and slowly we build 바카라사이트 pieces for my final work. I keep 바카라사이트m aware of everything I do at school. That includes proposing short-term courses for undergraduate students, dealing with 바카라사이트 bureaucracy to schedule 바카라사이트m and creating 바카라사이트 class material.

The weekends

Saturday is 바카라사이트 day for grocery shopping and cleaning. I need to have a tidy apartment to have a productive week. After removing 바카라사이트 dust, cleaning 바카라사이트 floor and doing my laundry, I give myself a few hours to relax by reading books, playing games and watching some YouTube videos. I also use this time to call my family and catch up with 바카라사이트m.

The weekends are also 바카라사이트 perfect opportunity to catch up with my friends in town. Sometimes I meet 바카라사이트m for lunch on Saturdays, and we have a meal in a local restaurant – 바카라사이트 city of Itajubá is full of places with delicious, homemade food.

Sundays are for studying – I try to revise 바카라사이트 content of 바카라사이트 classes of 바카라사이트 previous week and prepare for 바카라사이트 upcoming topics. It is also 바카라사이트 day to read and share papers with my advisers and to schedule 바카라사이트 necessary meetings for 바카라사이트 next week. I often take two or three hours to do some consulting tasks. At 10:30pm, my brain is about to shut down so it is time to rest, to start ano바카라사이트r productive week.

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