Winter in The Vintage Port City of Porto!: People make the place

In my mind, people make the place, and I was lucky enough to meet so many amazing poeple while in Porto!

At the Hospital Sao Joao, Dr. Basto was like my dad away from home, always checking in with me to see how things were going and offering up suggestions for great sites to see and new foods to try. Dr. Pestana was such a pleasure to work with as he really challenges everyone to think and really understand the pathophysiology of what is going on with every patient. Not only that, but he has a wonderful sense of humor, which makes every day that much more entertaining. He and his team of residents were so welcoming and immediately integrated me into part of their team. They helped me communicate with the patients and answered any questions I had about the healthcare system in Portugal, which really made for an incredible learning experience!

Last day with the my fellow med students on Medicina B.

The entire Internal Medicine team after conference ....and a magnificent spread of desserts! Any excuse to have coffee and cake works for me.

The key to everyone's heart in Portugal is dessert and we indulge in the traditional coffee and dessert on a daily basis, even on the job....mmm!

Irresistable!

Me with the Resident Team.

After having the ERASMUS Orientation at the Reitoria, my fellow medical students introduced to other medical students and we all quickly became friends. We discovered the city of Porto together, went to museums, the gym (gotta get that workout in, even if it IS zumba...chachacha!!), shopped at the beach, and even signed up for a trip with Medicina Radicale (which was a group of students who went out of town to do outdoor adventure type activities). We went kayaking, hiking, running by the river, played paintball and other outdoor games, cooked out, and event rode a mechanical bull. I had an absolute blast and will never forget these amazing people. I love them all!