Cheick Tidiane Sall, a master student at the University of Clermont-Ferrand originating from Mali, where he had obtained his bachelor in mathematics and computer science, carried out an internship at the Chair of Fluid Mechanics in the period 2.5.2013 to 31.8.2013. In the framework of the ORCH path his task was to port a one-dimensional spectral-element code on different hardware and execute performance tests. The group enjoyed the inter-cultural experience.