/8/2020 socially distanced Porto #ficaemcasa Writing Urban Places COST Action CA18126 https://writingurbanplaces.eu/wup-news/socially-distanced-porto-ficaemcasa/ 1/2  April 29, 2020 socially distanced – Porto #ficaemcasa Home » News » socially distanced – Porto #fic Asma Mehan, University of Porto, Portugal Porto has its own charm. It has a beautiful Douro river, the steep alleys of Gaia, Ribeira, Miragaia and shiny beautiful waterfronts. While you are stroll fishing village of Afurada, you can smell the sea. Watching the sunset with a mild breeze coming from the Atlantic Ocean can refresh the soul. It is di a non-local curious urban and nature lover like me and to stay at home in a magical city like Porto. While the Pandemic has started in Porto, I started kind of isolation that confines me to a university residence of multiple rooms, shared with dozens of others. Although not everyone stayed, the Portu students went back home immediately. The city which was famous for its tourists and romantic evenings has been completely deserted. Through my window I can see the resurgence of na the space vacated by humans. I see beautiful rare kind of birds singing and flying. While I try to keep the daily connections with friends, family and ex in Iran (Tehran), Italy (Torino), Germany (Berlin), and Australia (Melbourne) I am still positive for a brighter future and try to make peace with lockdow through the power of community and solidarity. Nature conquers the city Photo by Asma Mehan, April 2020, Porto, Portugal FACEBOOK TWITTER LINKEDIN    Latest Updates 5/8/2020 socially distanced Porto #ficaemcasa Writing Urban Places COST Action CA18126 https://writingurbanplaces.eu/wup-news/socially-distanced-porto-ficaemcasa/ 2/2 socially distanced Cooking and Photography Maria Bostenaru Dan, Romania – WG4 Do we have more time during home office? Not... Read More socially distanced New Forms of Urban Scenography: Repositioning rituals and practices Juan García Esparza, Universitat Jaume I, Spain – WG2 The end of winter is the... Read More socially distanced Less is more, they say... #stamacasa Onorina Botezat, Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Romania – WG1 I am very fond of proverbs,... Read More    COST Action COST provides networking opportunities for researchers and innovators in order to strengthen Europe's capacity to address scientific, technologic societal challenges. There are three strategic priorities: promoting and spreading excellence, fostering interdisciplinary research for breakthrough and empowering and retaining young researchers and innovators. COST Action CA18126 Writing Urban Places proposes an innovative investigation and implementation of a process for developing human understanding of communities society, and their situatedness, by narrative methods. It particularly focuses on the potential of narrative methods for urban development in Europ medium-sized cities. Subscribe Newsletter Your Name Your Email  Subscribe © 2019 COST Action CA18126 Writing Urban Places /// Privacy Policy Graphic design, Studio Sanne Dijkstra /// Developed