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The Netherlands in the Snow
8thDecember 2012 On Monday it came. The first flurry of snow. Over the weekend a friend of mine came over to stay from home. We had a lovely weekend exploring the city, visiting shops, bars and the Speklok museum (a museum for instruments which play themselves). But,...
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Sinterklaas
December 5th 2012 Today is a very special day in the Netherlands... It's SINTERKLAAS. This means that is it the birthday of the beloved Sinterklaas (who is definitely not the same as the father Christmas we have in the U. K. ). Now Sinterklaas is a man who wears a read...
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ACU
21st November 2012.Utrecht is full of many great places to go out to and to eat at. But here I want to tell you about the ACU.It is a rather large venue with a bar in the front and a hall where they have gigs and club nights.As I understand it, the place used to be a...
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Glow, Eindhoven
19th November 2012 On Friday I was just having a rummage through the depths of my inbox when I chanced upon an email about the ‘Glow’ event in Eindhoven. With two evenings left in which to visit, I quickly messaged one of my friends who I thought would enjoy it...
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Winter blues cure!
One thing which I have come to know and love in the Netherlands is the weather... According to meteorologists, the country has a 'maritime climate' which basically means no matter where you are in relation to the sea, it feels like you are right beside it. For the past...
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KLIK animation festival
This weekend, my boyfriend came to visit me in the Netherlands. I really wanted to find something interesting and new for the two of us to do. We both love to watch movies, series, and cartoons, so when I picked up a flyer of the Klik! animation festival and realised...
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The Past Creates the Present
Sunday, November 4, 2012 So here I present to you a little about what I have learnt so far A week or so ago, I went back to the U.K. to celebrate the birthday of a very good friend of mine ;). In the measly 2 full days I actually got to spend in my home country I was...
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One Month In
Sunday, September 30, 2012 Right now I am gorging myslef on a very healthy dinner of white chocolate, banana sweeties and Prince biscuis. Apparently I still have a thing or two to learn about self control... But hey you only live once right?! It was a month ago today...
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Lectures and Dutch Songs
Monday September 17 2012 My First Lecture Last Wednesday I had my first lecture of my 'full time' course in the Netherlands. I say 'full time' however all I have timetabled is a four hour lecture on a Wednesday morning. Still after the introduction to the lecture, I was...
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Installment no. 2
Friday, September 7, 2012 Again I am here thinking... 'where to start?!?!' It has been a crazy few days with barely a moment to sit and write to you, the readers of this blog.I am feeling the effects of it. I am achey and tired. When I arrived, and realised that my room...
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The First Day I spent in the Netherlands
Monday, September 3, 2012 So here I sit at my computer at the end of my first full day in the Netherlands. I am in my spacious and slightly 70's feeling room, well fed (I had pasta for tea) and relaxed. It is hard to get my head around what to include here from the...
