My time in Portugal was a truly enriching experience. I learned a lot, gained new skills, and met some amazing people. Now, I’d love to share with you what these two months were like—what I did, what I discovered, and why it meant so much to me.
Software Development & Web Programming
I built four educational games during my stay—simple, fun, and designed to make learning stick. Each one started as a “What if…?” and turned into a little digital playground. (Screenshots below—judge my pixel art skills at your own risk.)
Cybersecurity
Turns out my job wasn’t just games—I also got to play the “good guy hacker” (legally, obviously):
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Ran a pentest (ethical hacking audit) on Rato’s web apps
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Found holes in their digital armor (like a IT horror movie, but fixable)
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Wrote a report with fixes (no, I won’t share screenshots some secrets are better kept)
Turns out breaking things is way more fun than building them. Who knew?
Of1c1n4
A Of1c1n4 i learned a lot of things and did a lot
Electronics and reapais: desoldering of components for reuse, conventional soldering and SMD soldering (micro soldering)
Equipement maintenance : diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of computers, including desktop and laptop systems.
Digital design and manufacturing : design in Tinkercad and 3D printing, design in Inkscape and laser engraving.
As a side quest, I built an NFC card cloner—because why just hack software when you can play with hardware too?
- The Goal: Bridge my pentesting skills with hands-on electronics (and maybe freak out a few coworkers).
- How It Works: Grabbed data from RFID/NFC cards (100% legal, for research purposes… obviously).
- The Lesson: Security flaws aren’t just digital—sometimes they’re in your pocket.
(No, I didn’t clone the anyone’s badge. Or did I? ?)
Huge thanks to the whole team for making these months equal parts challenging and hilarious. Whether it was debugging disasters, 3 AM “eureka” moments, or just surviving the office coffee—I couldn’t have asked for a better crew to learn from.
To anyone who trusted me with code, electronics, or questionable hacking experiments: you’re the real MVPs.
Portugal, it’s been wild. Até mais! ??
