by Francisco Xosé Presas Basalo Many questions arise when you are considering moving to study in Wageningen. In this blog entry, I tell some of my experiences in the Netherlands. Some anecdotes are so general that all Southern European students will feel identified, while others are so specific that only…
A visit to a goat farm in Bennekom I come from a very agriculture-rich province in India, where we see many cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goat farms. Goats are primarily kept for their meat in India. It is usually a climate-dependant business and shifts sites from one place to another…
Christmas holidays at Wageningen provide a great opportunity for students to explore new places, especially international folks like me. This Christmas, I had a chance to visit Belgium with my fiancée. Unlike other tourists, we have an odd sense of exploring. We prefer zoos over monuments. After touring Brussels and…
While browsing aimlessly on the internet, I stumbled upon a blog written by a student in The Guardian about living together, the roommate culture, which got me thinking. I thought it will be a nice idea to write about this topic as Wageningen University, like so many around the world…
Cycling is not just a way of getting around in Netherlands. It forms an important part of the culture, almost like a religion. Considering the large, lush green meadows and flatlands, cycling is a very pleasant experience. In Wageningen, where a large part of the population is students, bicycles can…
There are 2 aspects of “studying abroad”; studying in classrooms and learning the new life out there. As an international student, you grew up in a different country so you may experience culture shock when you move overseas. Sometimes you feel like it’s not easy to change your lifestyle that…
“Never jump to conclusions”, they said. “I won’t” “Enjoy the new place and make new friends” “I will” “Don’t skip any meal, cook and eat whenever possible” And such is the last conversation that all of us international folks must have gone through, when we left our respective comfort zones…
By Raquel Lujan Soto For many of us, students who came to Wageningen to get the bachelor, master or PhD degree, social life is high in the hierarchy for having a healthy and happy life. In the beginning it might be a bit difficult to get used to the…
By Rinske de Vries Every year in the first 2 weeks of August a phenomenon takes place. You can see the signs of the Annual Introduction Days and the academic year are getting close. You can see cars with trailers filled with furniture. You will see a mattress,…
Hello everybody! It’s already August which means the 2016 academic year is about to start. I can see that international students are gradually coming to Wageningen for the Annual Introduction Days (AID) which is arranged to welcome all the newcomers to this ‘city of life science’. This wonderful weather of…