Barnyard Boogie
I borrowed a race bike from my housemate, met with a friend at an appropriate distance, and together we got out of dodge.lees meerHow to Read (At Least) 96 Books in Nine Years
I make my bed every morning because it is a habit. Habits are not always interesting; though I do want to share a habit of mine that will be coming up in my life soon. lees meerSuccess Stories You Did Not Hear About
I spent an awful lot of time over the last two weeks inside, reading for class.lees meerReading Routines
Like most of us, I read every hour of every day. This does not mean that I drape myself over a chaise lounge and talk loudly of romanticism.lees meerCults, Codswallop, and Comedy
I joined a cult. In fact, I joined it a few years ago, and it has shaped my life ever since.lees meerCan we just not talk about X?
It has happened before, it is happening now, and it will happen again. After over-exposure from our social discourse and the media, we become totally fed up of talking about whatever is going on.lees meerStaying in Touch
I had my first three-way last week. To clarify, it was a three-way Skype call between two friends from abroad and myself.lees meerBachelor Day: Then & Now
On February 8th two students and I helped at the VU Bachelor Open Day.lees meerThe Uilenstede Law of Surprise
I returned to the Netherlands on a dim and overcast Friday evening, which was improved immediately by four of my closest friends meeting me at the airport.lees meerHindsight & Looking Ahead
Like a bad graphic of time traveling in a movie, I can feel the months flying past. Now, with just five weeks to go before the end of this exchange I can’t help but look back as well as forward.lees meerIt’s Starting to Feel a Lot Like Canada
What was Halloween like as a kid? It seems like a decade ago I was last Trick or Treating.lees meerI’ll stick with cricket, thanks
Moving somewhere else to study presents a whole range of new opportunities, and if you can juggle your classes alongside, it’s definitely worth seizing them.lees meerNew Faces and Confusing Places
The International Office points out that students tend to group up when going abroad.lees meerPoutine and Baked Bean Dreams
There’s nothing quite like moving abroad. Especially when you’ve already been living abroad for two years.lees meerTrains, trams, and automobiles
School had ended, summer had arrived. I was trying to figure out how best to enjoy this scorching week in Amsterdam when an idea hit me—get as far away as I could.lees meerSorry for the weather
I spent the last week back home in the UK, down in our little corner of Essex.lees meerCan climate change save the publishing industry?
There is one place where no one is worried about another heatwave striking Europe—the publishing industry. lees meerStudent Groups and Bad Jokes
The stage was set, the snacks were laid out, and the drinks were cheap; the Open Mic Night for Storytellers and Poets had come around again. Even though this was only the second time this event has run, the VU 3D Debatcentrum was full. lees meerSummer and Homesickness
It has finally happened. The big ball of gas that tells us when to get out of bed has, at long last, decided to grace us with a sunny weekend.lees meerAmsterdam & Cultural Consumerism
The strangest thing about Amsterdam is how full it is. Less than a million people live here, and yet the city clearly struggles.lees meerKing's Day - a Braveheart parody
Worries about the weather aside, wasn’t it a wonderful King’s Day?lees meerBring back the Olympics
Let me take you back seven years. I’m sitting in my living room (capacity: 10) with my family. Our eyes, like those of 900 million others worldwide, were glued to the tele.lees meerPlease mind the gap
Rush hour in Amsterdam. You’re departing from Centraal Station on the metro which, already having had people onboard, is quickly filling up as you move down the line.lees meerRutte, May and the Black Knight
The steady flow of political embarrassments from the British Government have made the Brexit discussion into some kind of sketch show, although the people on stage realized long ago that they aren’lees meerHow do you like your coffee?
Since my first week in Amsterdam I have worked at a hotel that prides itself in having a great variety of guests.lees meerMy sister's visit
Last week my little sister visited me again here in Amsterdam. I met her at Schipol late in the evening, and we immediately began catching up on what each other was getting up to in 2019.lees meer
Third year bachelor student literature & society, from England.