Erasmus #7: After

It has been 2 weeks since I came back from Madrid. Now I can conclude that it was the best semester in my life. I miss all my friends and the places where we used to go together. I find it unusual that I have no difficulty understanding people in the street when they speak fast. I find it unusual that I can ask for something in a store or in a restaurant in Slovak. The first time I came to a local store in Slovakia I almost greeted them with ‘¡Hola!’. I find it unusual that I don’t use the Metro any more. It’s also a little bit colder. The same way I had to get used to Madrid, now I’m getting used to Žiar nad Hronom and Bratislava. I don’t compare them, because I love them all. I love all the places where I live.

DMOZ Domains in 2011

In 2011 I made an application that collected statistics of the domains found in the DMOZ web site directory. Recently I shut the service down. The collected statistics may be useful to someone, so I made a static HTML version of the most interesting part (global domains).

http://statistiky-domen.sk/dmoz-2011

Erasmus #6: Madrid

I love Madrid. So full of people, parks, buildings, clubs, bars, churches and everything you can imagine. It offers all kinds of possibilities and so many awesome people live there. Well, maybe sometimes it seemed too big (because of the distances and all the promoters, beggars and sellers in the streets), but it’s the place where I have spent four and a half months of my life. And I love every place where I have lived and I love Madrid.

Erasmus #5: Al Máximo

Spain is a beautiful country and there are many things to see. I will try to describe a few places I’ve visited during the last 4 months (that have passed so fast). I hope that one day I come back, because there are so many interesting places I still haven’t seen.

Spanish Domains in 2013

I’m currently studying for one semester in Spain. A new country means inspiration and new interesting projects. However, all the ideas I had turned out to be not feasible enough to work on (government data mashups, learning platforms, coloquial dictionaries, vocabulary trainers, drinking games, …). Neither had I spare time for inventing applications. So I decided to use a simple technology I had originally created to detect frameworks, CMSs, javascript libraries, web servers and programming languages of Slovak domains. I have prepared statistics of Spanish domains. I hope someone (maybe you?) finds them useful.

Erasmus #4: El Nuevo Mundo

After settling down near the river Manzanares we decided to go exploring the surrounding country. First we headed towards the coasts in the south. Later we continued visiting other important settlements in the country. And we finally got our Abono, bank account and Internet connections.

Erasmus #3: The Spanish Apartment

The team consists of two Slovaks, one Polish, one German and one Spanish. We have already had a small welcome party for a few friends and neighbors. And we will have more fiestas…

Erasmus #2: Synchronizing

The story continues… Just after arriving at the Madrid airport on Thursday, we were picked by a friend and set out to explore the city. We had already been theoretically prepared for loud people and parties everywhere. However, the reality extended our imagination. Full streets on thursday night, people so loud in a pub, that you can merely get a single word of what your friend is saying and the first almost sleepless night because of the noise in the street.

Erasmus #1: Take off

When some schoolmates finished their applications for the Erasmus programme last year, I became interested in experiencing one semester of my studies in a foreign country as well. However, it was one day before the deadline and I had already missed my application. Fortunately, I got one last chance this year.