Bremen style

Bremen is different. Great ,cozy and old-style gothic architecture, German and friendly. I really like this city! I came to visit my brother for the weekend, very determined to survive the trip and manage to read my articles for uni on the train too!
We found the famous Bremen musicians, had cafe latte and apfel kuchen [...]

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Mamma mia!

..also called the Magnum effect (ice-cream with cake? Dutch style..) ! A cool musical, a movie about a girl trying to find out who her real father was, a singing love story and my first time in a cinema in the Netherlands! Fun?! Yeah, it was a girls’ night and we’ve got proof :)
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more on my integration to the Dutch culture

Goede tijden, slechte tijden (or GTST, meaning “Good times, bad times”) is currently the longest-running Dutch soap opera. The girls introduced me to it, during our dinners in the house. So far I have seen one a half episodes in Dutch!!! The more I watch Dutch TV, the more it sounds a bit like Danish.. [...]

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playful cat

Today I played with the cat, the naive cat who keeps coming back to my room each time, even though I always insist on it not staying longer than a few minutes. I like the cat, but I don’t particularly like it in my room. It’s because it’s too playful, it jumps, it climbs on [...]

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3Way Bday Party

The concept of the 3Way Bday Party includes the inclusive dessert and fun, coupled with the spirit of the “Silver Knife Club” and the joyful attitude of all guests. The party was last night, a birthday party for 3 girls: Natalia, Anny and me, all with bdays in the same week interval (me the latest [...]

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pretending I’m better

I can’t focus. I’m either home sick or missing everyone so much… keep thinking. Conversations and snapshots of beautiful scenes of my summer come back into my mind. Listening to my Clandestino playlist, songs of wonder, filled with ideas and thoughts.
So what do I do if I can’t focus? I drink tea and I write, [...]

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me the Dutch way

Today I experienced the Dutch way of doing things!! I am adapting very quickly with the dedicated help of my dear housemates! :) For example, Marieke taught me this afternoon how to check the bike tires for holes and how to change the tubes! What an experience, while me all along have been saying: “me? [...]

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Karaoke Party in Rotterdam!

Loud songs sung by lots of people at the same time, a beutiful night view of Rotterdam from the 6th floor of the International House, drinks and the cool CEMSies.

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Playing pools at Blaak

CEMSies playing pools in Rotterdam! :) How cool is that? Lots of fun and cool games!

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The crayons

From time to time we get disappointed. Disappointments might last for a while or vanish without trace. Most of them, however last and pile up if not talked about. Disappointments are heavy and make one insecure. One is lucky if feelings of insecurity don’t lead to disappointments. When I get such feelings I write .. [...]

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Biking my way..

Biking my way through Rotterdam, it feels like the best of times, yet something is always missing. Nonetheless, I keep moving on, trying to focus on things to do and study, on my Spanish and my design and photography projects.. My writings are not so inspired lately, but I guess it’s just a phase. My [...]

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Boijmans van Beuningen Museum

The museum has many sides and many collections. On Sunday, we visited (among others) the amazing exhibition of Yayoi Kusama – Mirrored Years. A skillful combination of mirrored views, repetition of forms to reach perfection, childhood obsessions in graphic art, joy in lights and red poka dots – a complex expression appealing to all senses! [...]

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The Picasso way

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should [...]

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