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Amsterdam Food Walk
Student blogger
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • 2 min

Amsterdam Food Walk

Check in with Sophia, our Spring 2021 Semester in Amsterdam blogger, and find out what she has been up to in her latest blog!
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Nijmegen City Guide
Hannah
  • Apr 1, 2020
  • 3 min

Nijmegen City Guide

In this blog post, I wanted to share my travel advice for people wanting to visit the probably oldest city of the Netherlands: Nijmegen.
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6 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Starting University
Hannah
  • Feb 25, 2020
  • 3 min

6 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Starting University

As someone who is halfway done with their bachelor I think I am (kind of) qualified to tell you about a few things I wish I knew before star
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Bachelor's degree: History and International Studies
Hannah
  • Oct 21, 2019
  • 3 min

Bachelor's degree: History and International Studies

Is studying history at the VU worth it? What can you expect from an international history degree in Amsterdam? Our student Hannah will tell
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Time management and procrastination
Mrudula
  • Oct 14, 2019
  • 2 min

Time management and procrastination

Sounds familiar? The exam week is coming and instead of studying you decide to clean your desk, room... How not to get there, read here!
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Settling down in the new life
Mrudula
  • Sep 20, 2019
  • 4 min

Settling down in the new life

Or "How to make peace with self during changes in life and build a new home" Let's read Mrudula's experience.
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Introduction week: Worth it?
Hannah
  • Jun 3, 2019
  • 3 min

Introduction week: Worth it?

As the last few weeks of university for this semester are slowly passing by, the new academic year is basically right around the corner. (I
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Update - Then and Now
Rohit Shaw
  • Apr 27, 2019
  • 2 min

Update - Then and Now

One and a half semesters in, and here I am. I must say, it has been an incredible journey so far; many ups and downs, many new experiences, many learnings. Continue reading to get a blast from my past. Time and money management Having never lived alone and on my own previously, the added responsibilities -- cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. – felt like a burden initially. Keeping up with studies, alongside maintaining a light social life and fulfilling all “responsibilities” w
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Update - Then and Now
Hannah
  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 3 min

Update - Then and Now

I did it, I just finished my first semester at university. About six months ago, I had the great opportunity to upload my first article on h
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Los Pollos Hermanos...
David W. Carson
  • Jan 6, 2019
  • 3 min

Los Pollos Hermanos...

Tasked with the objective of describing life at Uilenstede, one of the many housing options for international students in Amsterdam, I thought I might share the story of an average day through the lens of a friendship that embodies the richness of life here... I am greeted most mornings by Simon, my newfound French friend with a taste for Indonesian cuisine. We often rise around the same time and I see him from my bedroom window. We wave to one another, he heads off to class,
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Christmas Dinner - Student Style
John Ellis
  • Dec 18, 2018
  • 4 min

Christmas Dinner - Student Style

Its nearly Christmas, a time to give and to receive, but for exchange students, also a time to say goodbye to your friends for a few weeks. It is a welcome chance to unwind at home with your family and friends before the second half of the academic year. But before we all left for home, myself and the two other Brits that I share my flat with, Harrison and James, decided that we would put on a traditional English Christmas dinner for the flat – all 14 people. How hard could i
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