Category: Netherlands
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After the many months of slow application forms, total bewilderment of subject selections and slight anxiety over pitiful savings in the bank, It was surreal to arrive In Eindhoven 3 days ago. To be honest, TU/e wasn’t my first choice – TU Delft was, however after the past few days I could not…
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What an incredible last 2 months its been! I left Sydney at the beginning of July to embark on an adventure of epic proportions, slowly crossing 3 continents to finally arrive at my destination in Amsterdam. First stop, Vietnam. Vietnam in a nutshell. SO HOT! So humid. Vietnamese iced coffees with sweetened condensed milk. INSANE…
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Now before I tell you about how absolutely amazing Tilburg is as an exchange city (and this is only after 1 week!) I will tell you about my pre-exchange travels across Croatia and Greece. After travelling for over 36 hours straight I finally arrived in Croatia with my girlfriend totally exhausted, hungry and confused over…
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Not the first time moving to another country and not my first trip alone either, but it is always a nervous thing to do. I am currently sitting in my new apartment in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Having been on a whirlwind for the past three weeks getting things organised and then flying out the country there…
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Wow, just wow. I seriously don’t know where to begin, I left Sydney at the end of June to come over and study Automotive Design at TU Delft in The Netherlands, and thought I would meander around Europe for a couple of months, often walking or doing things on a whim. At the end of…
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Have had quite an full-on start to my exchange trip here in Tilburg, and by that I mean full-on in the socialising department! Since I arrived 6 days ago there has been a party every night and the orientation week here (TOP week) is like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. Kind of similar to uni games…
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Tis the night before departure and lets be honest its full blown goddamn chaos. Ive still got an elective report to finish, iTunes library to transport to a new mac that arrived only hours ago, and dinner to eat. At least I think I might almost be close to finished packing, but I dont konw…
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So it began. Life as a exchange student, or ‘Erasmus’ student as they say here. Life here is awesome. No one word can describe this land, except maybe freedom. Weed is legal, prostitution is open, and per capita the Netherlands is top 5 in the world when it comes to refugee intake. The main means…
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Hello, my name is Emma & I was luckily enough to be accepted into the University of Amsterdam! I’m almost half way through now and wow what a time I’ve had so far. After months of planning – being accepted, finding a place to live, forms, forms, FORMS – I finally arrived in Amsterdam on…
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Having been in Europe for a few months now, I feel like I’m finally settled into the dutch way of life. The fist challenge was to find a bike, to be honest it was a lot harder than I imagined! My first taste of Delft was stepping off a train platform to be bombarded with…
