Erasmus is not half a year in your life, but a life in half a year

The title of my blog actually says enough. I would like to share with you what I have experienced here in Munich, because I believe that many students felt the same way as I did in the beginning: unsure of what is coming, perhaps even scared and the feeling that you do not know what Read More

Hello Christkindlmarkt, hello cosiness.

I step across the threshold into the train. I notice that it feels a bit weird to leave again. I I have been just three days back in Belgium and then I find myself leaving again to continue my adventure in Munich. This feeling immediately gives way to enthusiasm, healthy tension and curiosity. I lift Read More

“In der Natur fühlen wir uns so wohl, weil sie kein Urteil über uns hat.” (Nietzsche)

I have never had such a love relationship with nature before. Totally in awe-inspiring astonishment about beauty and strength. A breathtaking landscape, the innocent, playful, funny pets, and the resilience of Mother Earth. The more we drift away from nature as humanity, the greater my desire to go back to nature. With everything we do Read More

Another year which will rapidly pass by…

My name is Catherine. I was born and grew up in Antwerp, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. But here I am, in my final year of Master, in Germany again. As I’ve always been keen on discovering new places, I already did an Erasmus semester in Brandenburg an der Havel (one hour by train from Berlin) Read More