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canadian eurotrip
I was fortunate enough to be able to join a pre-planned trip with some of the awesome Canadians I’ve met who are also doing their exchanges in Utrecht. They’re almost all journalism students: three are from Ryerson (Toronto), one is … Continue reading
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Tagged berlin, brussels, budapest, exchange, experience, gap year, holiday, lethbridge, munich, prague, student, travel, uleth, university, uofl, utrecht, vacation, vienna
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Berlin, here I come!
Today is the day, and to be honest, it’s a little bit stressful! I leave today on a midnight bus for Berlin, all alone. I’m being a little dramatic – I’m alone for about half a day, but I haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, berlin, brussels, budapest, education, exchange, experience, gap year, holiday, lethbridge, munich, planning, prague, scared, stressful, student, travel, uleth, university, uofl, vienna
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midterms… even abroad!
Okay, well they’re not actually midterms. I don’t have any exams, save for in Dutch class, when we have a mini-written exam at the end of every chapter. But I do have a ton of written work. In my one … Continue reading
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Tagged education, elections, exchange, experience, gap year, holiday, lethbridge, student, travel, uleth, ulsu, university, uofl, utrecht, vacation
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trip planning
Well, it’s that time… time to plan all the awesome traveling I’ll be doing while I’m in Europe. So far, I’ve been fortunate enough to see Amsterdam, The Hague, Maastricht and tomorrow, Rotterdam. I think it’s really important to see … Continue reading
reading week
So this past week, Hogeschool Utrecht has also been on their reading week. I’m not sure why ours here is the same time as the U of L, because I started school on January 30 and I only go two … Continue reading
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Tagged amsterdam, beach, carnavale, den haag, exchange, experience, gap year, lethbridge, maastricht, reading week, travel, uleth, university, uofl, vacation
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IntroWeek!
Whoa! Introduction Week has come to an end, and I needed to sleep all weekend in order to recover. Best. Week. Ever. So in Europe they have an organization called the Erasmus Student Network, and the whole goal of this … Continue reading
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Tagged decisions, downtown, education, esn, exchange, experience, gap year, international, lethbridge, student, travel, uleth, university, uofl, utrecht
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Ikea in a Dutch blizzard
So last Friday, I decided that I would try to find the Ikea. The bedding they’re selling here was 52 Euros, and I figured I could find cheaper at Ikea, and then having my own sheets would make me feel … Continue reading
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The hostel life in Utrecht
It has to be said – I am not a hostel person. Anyone who knows me knows that I do not sleep anywhere except my own bed, and a very select few other places, including my parents’ house, my boyfriend’s … Continue reading
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Tagged downtown, education, exchange, experience, gap year, hostel, ikea, lethbridge, more wine, so much wine, stairs, student, travel, uleth, university, uofl, utrecht, wine
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