Category: Netherlands
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Who Am I? Andrew ‘Ampersand’ Willey 10427502 Where Am I? Amsterdam But first, how did I get here? A brief, yet teary, embrace with the family was my first step before marching through the airport gates in Sydney. My baggage was checked, I had boarding pass in hand and was enroute to the wildest thing…
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10th of August, just a bit over 2 months ago, I was dealing with the fact I wouldn’t be seeing Australia again this year. I would be nearly 17000kms away and on the other side of the planet. The feeling was surreal, but I was ready. First stop Dubai, then to London and then Amsterdam before a…
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Neverland 29th of September I flew out of Sydney on the 6th of August, so I’m nearly two months into exchange. That’s funny because I’ve already blown through about three quarters of my money. That’s normal, right? My reckless spending probably has something to do with the three weeks in Barcelona, London and Berlin before…
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I’ve been in the land of bikes, canals, windmills and stroopwafels for just over a month now and am absolutely loving it. I’m staying in a town called Tilburg, which is approximately an hour and half from Amsterdam and an hour from the Belgian border. Tilburg is a student town and while it doesn’t have…
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DON’T buy a 30 Euro bike from a junkie. Yes, everyone in the Netherlands rides bicycles. It is more environmentally friendly, cheaper, and safer than walking or driving. Roads and traffic lights are constructed specifically for cyclists and most of the time, they have right of way. So now you need a bike to fit…
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Six weeks into moving on down into the southern part of the Netherlands, it’s already feeling like I am well and truly becoming a local. The first impressions of Dutch life have been overwhelmingly favourable, ranging from the incredible accessibility of their compact cities to the laidback and helpful attitude of the people. Other than trying…
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A little over a month into my study placement in the most bicycle-riding, fries-eating and hill-deprived country in the world. Tilburg is a predominantly student-focused city in the south of the Netherlands, about a one hour bike ride from the Belgian border. Terrific restaurants, bars and shops equip the city centre with a great night…
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Coming to Tilburg on exchange is definitely one of the best decisions I have ever made. I can’t believe I have been away for nearly two months – time has really flown by. I began my exchange with a few weeks of eating my way through Italy, and a short stop in Brussels on the…
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I have been in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) for just over three weeks and I feel as though I am still only scratching the surface of the exchange student life. From the moment I got here I was treated to rain. Lots of it in fact. The majority of The Netherlands is below the sea level…
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After arriving in Maastricht, the Netherlands, only one short month ago, I already feel like it’s a place I can easily call home. Located 2.5 hours train ride from Amsterdam, this small European city has both small town charm and big city character. Upon arriving in Maastricht I had already been in Europe for a…
