Netherlands
May. 03
Goodbye Netherlands, hello Denmark.. or Austria?
Apparently the Magellan Exchange office had a problem with Zuyd School in Maastricht. They weren’t answering the mails nor sending the info we needed to for my friend and my exchange. So they decided to cancel all transitions between them.…
Apr. 12
4 months later
wow so it has been about 3 and a half months since I last posted here. what can i say it’s been a busy few months and the next few months are going to be just as busy. there is…
Mar. 22
Reverse Culture Shock= Unmotivated College Student
Where can I even begin to explain all that has happened since my return? It feels as though so much has come to pass and changed, yet I remain mired in one set place; failing to move forward and yet…
Feb. 06
Apologies for my Absence
Alright, so I realize that since I have finally arrived home, the logical thing to do would be to stop blogging about the Netherlands in my education abroad blog, but being home has made me realize that my study abroad…
Jan. 31
let the memories be good for us who stay
so it has been a long while since i have posted Christmas in London with my sister was amazing. January just felt like limbo since there was the feeling that it was just a middle place not really part of…
Jan. 15
Lovely Truths About Education Abroad
Alright, so after one last night spent tearing up the town with all my fellow international students, I found that I could not sleep a wink and am therefore sitting in my forlorn dining room watching the snow fall as…
Jan. 10
Surprise Goodbye
I recently had the best surprise, and dinner, of my entire trip to the Netherlands. No, it wasn’t the extravagant food (though that was delicious too), or a superb location (my apartment dining area isn’t much to brag about), but…
Jan. 01
Katie & New Year’s
My dear Katie, who is just finished a semester in Galway, Ireland, finally came to visit me. It took some doing, since she somehow lost her passport and we had to reschedule her flights, cancel a previous trip and jostle…
Jan. 01
My One Night Stand with Cologne
I found the solution to my ticket issue: use them myself and go to Cologne alone. Yes, I realize it’s not the optimum solution, considering that traveling alone (especially as a woman) can be a daunting task, but I wasn’t…
Dec. 25
Fijne Feestdagen!
Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Gelukkig kerstfeest! Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! Linksmų Kalėdų! Frohe Weihnachten! Buon Natale! Feliz Natal! Crăciun fericit! ¡Feliz Navidad! Veselé Vianoce! Boldog karácsonyt! Since it’s Christmas, I shall keep this one brief. Just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful day…
Dec. 22
Kerstvakantie: Plan B
Alright, I realize it’s common sense to plan for the worst, but generally when you think of people studying abroad, the mind doesn’t generally consider all the missed flights, canceled plans, and clever new plots that take place. Well, I…
Dec. 19
Discovered the Red Light!
I apologize for my lack of posting… it has been a tad more busy than usual around here over the past week and half. My friend, Laura from Germany, came to visit me over the weekend, so she got to…
Dec. 09
Prettige Sinterklaas!
For the weekend of the 9th and 10th, I once more returned to Sondel, to stay at the farm and be amongst friends. I had been invited to share in the family’s sinterklaas tradition. Sinterklaas falls on the 5th and…
Dec. 06
Sinterklaas Magic
. Ever have one of those days were everything just goes perfect. (well except for one or two minor hiccups we won’t talk about) That was today. It was Sinterklaas today! Which is the BIG traditional Dutch celebration for us…
Nov. 25
Brummy weekend
so i went on a small adventure this weekend. with a plane and everything! I went to the thriving metropolis of Birmingham U.K. to visit a mate of mine who is doing her exchange there. I was a little bit…
Nov. 17
Experiencing Amsterdam for the first time
Sorry that it has been so long…I just got finished with finals last week. Three weeks straight of finals really takes the energy out of you. It is crazy that it took me two full months to actually go to…
Nov. 12
November bits and bobs
well nearly a month later and I am now officially in the second block of first semester and after 2 weeks of mid term break getting back into the swing of school. so this is just bits and pieces of…
Oct. 18
Things I have learned after having lived half a semester in the Netherlands
Riding a bike whilst holding an umbrella is a tasks that should only be undertaken by professionals. And with a very good umbrella. In face just use the umbrella for when you are walking around and just skip using it…
Oct. 10
Traveling to Oktoberfest
Friday day up until the train to Munich was interesting. I went out the night before and was extremely sick the whole day (which has never happened before). I did not want to pack and I even debated staying home,…
Oct. 03
Catch-up
Yesterday was my first real day of actually sitting down and doing work. I had this theory that studying abroad would mean a very light work load and limited to no outside work. Well, that is not true. I ended…
Oct. 01
Maastricht
so this Saturday 90 international students went on a little adventure. this adventure started in a pouring rain at 7 am on a Saturday morning. it was super very not pleasant the rain of course stopped just was we were…
Sep. 28
Wadlopen (Mud Walking)
Friday September 28th 2:15pm The Wadden islands lie on the Northwest side of The Netherlands, in the Wadden sea. The first “big experience” I had since arriving in Groningen, was wadlopen across one of those islands.The journey was 8km long,…
Sep. 27
Hello world!
I decided blogging would be the best way to share all of my wonderful experiences with those that I love <3 Check in when you can and see what I’ve been up to
Sep. 24
Giethoorn and other things
so wow it has been quite a while since i posted on here, i haven’t posted since Kleve. well i guess you should know i am still on exchange and still in the Netherlands and still loving it. not much…
Sep. 09
remember that time I cycled to Germany?
so our trip to Germany was literally a perfect day i mean we got lost a few times and I was physically dead. but oh wow it was amazing. we cycled to Kleve which is the closest city to us…
Sep. 09
A Chance of a Lifetime!
A week and half into my experience in another country and I am finally starting my blog!!! The plane ride was pretty uneventful. Katie got motion sickness otherwise I wasn’t able to sleep much and lost 7 hours on the…
Sep. 06
so school has started
sooo tomorrow is friday i have had quite a busy week i have had one each of each of my classes that start this week ( i have one class not start until late September) and there has been…
Aug. 11
Jetlag After 5 Days
I don’t know when it’ll end and it’s pretty hard not to give into…I’m sooo tired all the time uughhh!! Especially since I walked my whole campus yesterday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Can you tell I’m excited?) I loved everything about it… It’s…
Aug. 10
Day 4!
Well, I’m finally somewhat settled in the Netherlands!! It’s sooo soo different (I mean, obviously) and soooo organized! I’m currently with my cousin in Tilburg a few blocks away from my apartment. The first day was… WOW the flight was…
Aug. 04
The day is here!
So, Here I am sitting at my airport. Just having said by to my sister and mother, cutting whatever was left of the chord that tethered me to them as a kid. I’m about to embark on a great interesting…