Housing was the most complex aspect of my move to Karlsruhe, although it was one of the easiest aspects of my move to the Netherlands. The city life style does not help (University City like Coimbra) and the usual web sites neither. I showed interest in 30+ properties and only had 4 viewings!!! And 1 of them via eBay, not immoscout. Just as a note: Scam attempts are common and I was subject of...
I’ll be moving companies and countries. From Elsevier to Clarivate and from the Netherlands (Amsterdam) to Germany (Karlsruhe). This move is by itself a complex project… As a memory to myself and those that may come after me, let me just tell you that relocating to Germany can be daunting. The Netherlands is a much more hospitable country for Expats. But Germany, notably Karlsruhe, is...
I did the Scrum Master certification course with Peter Stevens, facilitated by the Portuguese training company RUMOS. Having recently being appointed Senior Product Development Manager at Elsevier R&D, with a strong requirement in acting as Product Owner for the relevant agile Teams, this was a must have. The course was delivered following a SCRUM approach, ie: each module was a separate...
Let it be known that the Minister who told the Portuguese people to seek a job abroad … was perfectly right! We are as good as anyone else in Europe, and probably in the world. Our great professionals are as good as the great professional of any other country. Those who stay in Portugal deserve each other company… politicians more that the citizens. After all, Portugal is today, what...
Traveling all the time… both for work and for family… 5 in the morning is now usual for me. Almost achieved Platinum level on KLM
Quando faz frio, faz a sério. Quando faz vento… idem idem aspas aspas, que para as massas de ar que vêm do Árctico ou da Sibéria, a diferença entre a Holanda e o Mar do Norte é nenhuma. O primeiro inverno foi um suplicio. O de 2014 foi mais fácil, principalmente pela ausência de neve… mas chuva não faltou. O de 2015 ainda não teve neve a sério… Calor… nunca tive. Seria...
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