Views of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Part I

They say the answer is in the question... MIT is a place where you question yourself, everyday. Or, as they say, try to take a drink from a fire hose.

Walking around Stata Center.

Well, this is a very geeky joke, but what would the world be without 'em?

E-waste and the environment... We're cutting on paper (?), but e-junk spreads like an epidemic. It's amazing what you can find by surprise in every corner of the Stata Center. There's something new every day!

Academic tradition in Portugal

It has been a while since I finished undergrad, but I can still remember the sense of union that our academic traditions give us. Some of these traditions, present in most Universities in Portugal, started in Coimbra and have its origins in the 17th century. Back then, everyone used the same academic outfit - it was meant to be humble and warm, so that there were no visible differences among the student's social conditions. Things evolved so that eventually there was a distinction in the clothing - and the way of behaving - among different majors, years in school, etc. Nowadays, most of the tradition is still respected: university students still wear this uniform, called "traje académico", freshmen have to respect their elders and join in the praxe, and there are several academic groups. When their main activities are traditional folklore, "fado" and dances, they are called "tunas". These photos are from a performance of the "Tuna Feminina da Faculdade de Engenharia do Porto", in the ITW'08 conference, at the Palácio da Bolsa, in Porto.

(Porto, Portugal)

"Take most people, they're crazy about cars. They worry if they get a little scratch on them, and they're always talking about how many miles they get to a gallon, and if they get a brand-new car already they start thinking about trading it in for one that's even newer. I don't like old cars. I'd rather have a goddamn horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake". ~ J.D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye

(Cotobade, Spain)

Back

Back to the most beautiful city in the world. Porto, that is :-)

(Porto, Portugal)

Views of New York - 2

My favourite city in the world has the right to several posts :-)

Busy little bees, busy little feet. Times Square.
No need for introduction here.
United Nations - 1.
United Nations - 2. It was rather inspiring.
Many New Yorks. The other side of the mirror...

(New York, USA)

Views of New York

These remind me of Germany now.
We all live in a yellow school bus...
American pride...
BHPhoto, a paradise for photographers.

Apple is amazing. But Apple Store in 5th Av. is AMAZING.

(NY, USA)

Moving on

(NY, USA)