If there is something you can’t avoid in Wageningen is the bike. Leaving home means cycling. No matter whether you are going to the university to attend a lecture, to the city center to have a coffee or to the super market to do shopping, you will have to take…
Wageningen University is certainly the best university to focus your academic carrier on the theme ‘healthy food and living environment’. Wageningen University research and education are based on a fundamental scientific approach whose work is strongly connected with governments and the business community. But are you just looking forward to…
“I recently graduated from Wageningen University.”- I say that to almost everybody I meet these days with a sense of pride (and some honest disbelief!). It was a long, arduous journey but I must say that it was worth it. Considering it was my first time outside of my motherland,…
In the recent times, we hear of protests and marches on TV-News channels, Social Media and other sources. It is in our tendency to either sympathize with the protesters or critique them for their actions. Current political climate in most nations of this world dictates a bi-partisan, radical outlook where…
In 2013 I lived in Breda, a city in the southern Netherlands. It was an exchange program that was part of my graduation. At that time, I had a personal blog where I wrote about my travels and personal development. One of the posts I wrote was called “my perceptions…
Although Wageningen is a nice place to spend a weekend and chill with some friends, sometimes it feels too tiny. As you might know, reaching different places around Wageningen is sometimes hard. Last weekend I wanted to travel a bit without spending too much money on it. That its actually possible…
It’s amazing how many different options Wageningen has to buy food. It has options for all tastes and tastes: large supermarket chains and small local producers; home deliveries and harvest yourself on the farm; ready meals or slow cooking; of everything! The only difficult part will be to choose, mainly…
If you are an exchange student as me, you might have realize that quiet often students walk through the street dressed as if it was carnival. I am sure that more than once you saw a group of students walking while singing or shouting through the streets of Wageningen. If…
Have you finished your academic year and are now looking ahead on internship preparations? Curious about an international student experienced during an internship in Amsterdam? Hopefully, the small tidbits that I share here will give you some insight into an internship experience! Here I share some take-away lessons from my…
Hello! I’m going to tell you a little bit about my routine here in Wageningen. I study a master in Urban Environmental Management. It is a full-time course, both intense and amazing. I can say that I have been happy here, feeling that I am growing both professionally and personally….