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Social distancing in GIFs

Social distancing in GIFs

Date:19 March 2020
Author:Sinead Walsh
Social distancing in GIFs
What to watch?

Ten Netflix Series Recommendations for Social Distancing

Date:19 March 2020
Author:Sinead Walsh

Quarantine can be a trying time for all, so here's ten Netflix series recommendations to keep yourself entertained during social isolation.

Mantel trilogy

Campus Fryslân Book Club: reading tips!

Date:17 March 2020

Within Campus Fryslân there is a book club, a pleasant company that regularly meets to discuss books, such as Girl Meets Boy (Ali Smith), Er ist wieder da (Timur Vermes) and Normal People (Sally Rooney’s). Now that the meetings cannot continue for the time...

So, what is Frisian?

So, what is Frisian?

Date:04 March 2020
Author:Sinead Walsh

So, what is Frisian you may ask? As an international student, I’ve been asking this for a long time myself. However, the funny thing is, that if you ask Dutch people to explain Frisian to you, many of them won’t be able to do it sufficiently. Frisian...

Sustainable Entrepreneurship student Amir Abu Ghazaleh

Enterprijs Competition 2020's First Hand Key Takeaways

Date:18 February 2020

Hi Everyone, my name is Amir Abu-Ghazaleh and I am a student of the MSc Sustainable Entrepreneurship. On the 13th February, I was a runner-up in the Enterprijs Competition 2020. This was following up from winning the Sustainable Start-Up Academy pitch...

Daria and her fellow students

Student Perspective: the UCF interview

Date:18 February 2020
A year ago I was busy arranging my application for the program not knowing where I would be in a couple of months. Looking back on it now, my life has changed a lot since then.
The Beurs

5 Ways the Beurs is [Probably] Smarter than you

Date:11 February 2020
Author:Sinead Walsh

The Beurs is an entirely renewable energy powered building. All old oil radiators were removed during the renovation process. It runs on entirely electricity with zero gas or any fossil fuels being used. It is the first all-electric educational monument...

Sinead Walsh

Five Times I've Struggled with Cultural Differences

Date:31 January 2020
Author:Sinead Walsh
When moving to any new country one can sometimes experience culture shock. Culture shock can manifest itself in many ways, from something as subtle as the way they tell time to something as visible as driving on the opposite side of the road. Here’s some of the main things I experienced when I first moved to the Netherlands. 
Studying

Exam Week in GIFs

Date:23 January 2020
Author:Sinead Walsh

Everyone knows that exam time can be tough, regardless of what university or faculty in which you study. I always find that GIFs bring me a little bit of joy and are a great way to express myself when my brain has used up the last of its brain cells.

Christmas food blog

Christmas Food Blog: How do holiday eating habits differ across the world?

Date:19 December 2019
Author:Sinead Walsh

The main thing we all miss when away from home is the food. Any time I ask any of my friends what they’re looking forward to most when they go home, the answer is “the food”! However, different cultures have different tastes, different preferences on...