Num dos socalcos do jardim do Palácio de Cristal de onde se tem uma vista magnífica sobre o Douro, encontrei a Carla, uma jovem universitária brasileira que veio estudar para o Porto. Lia "Assim Falou Zaratustra", de Friedrich Nietzsche, para fazer uma pausa no estudo de álgebra linear. Disse-me a Carla que o estudo a obriga a ficar muito presa aos livros de matemática e que por vezes precisa de um escape, nem que seja apenas por meia hora. É nessas ocasiões que procura textos filosóficos, que aprecia especialmente e que lhe permitem abrir a mente.
On one of the terraces of Palácio de Cristal Garden, a place with a magnificent view over the Douro river, I met Carla, a young brazilian college student who came to Porto to study. She was reading "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", from Friedrich Nietzsche, to take a break from the study of linear algebra. Carla told me that studying forces her to stay very attached to Math books and sometimes she needs an escape, even if it is only for half an hour. In those moments she looks for philosophical texts, that she truly enjoys and that allow her to open up her mind.
Translated by Marisa Silva
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On one of the terraces of Palácio de Cristal Garden, a place with a magnificent view over the Douro river, I met Carla, a young brazilian college student who came to Porto to study. She was reading "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", from Friedrich Nietzsche, to take a break from the study of linear algebra. Carla told me that studying forces her to stay very attached to Math books and sometimes she needs an escape, even if it is only for half an hour. In those moments she looks for philosophical texts, that she truly enjoys and that allow her to open up her mind.
Translated by Marisa Silva
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