To an unforgettable experience
City life . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedAdventures, Butter pretzels, Cultural differences, Dutch culture missing, Englischer Garten, Finding out more about myself, Glühwein,Hundreds of liters of beer, Italian card games, Joy, Kind people, LMU, Marienplatz, New friends, Oktoberfest,Partying, Quick studying, Rooftopbar , Snowy days, Trips to many new places, Unhealthy food, Voting apps, Watching movies, Xyresic knives, Youthfulness,Zeitgeist. This is how I
Maintain strong curiosity
City life . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedI arrived in Munich on September 25, 2018, and started my new life as an exchange student. There is only one month left before my exchange life ends and I decided to ask myself those questions: What was the biggest difficulty you have overcome? What impressed you the most and what was your biggest gain?
A bright life change
City life . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedMunich: the capital, the largest and most important city of the Federal State of Bavaria and the third city of Germany by number of inhabitants. It is located on the river Isar by the north of the Bavarian Alps. That would be an objective and brief definition of the place I now call ”home”. But
Looking Back to Look Forward
City life . Culture . Student life . UncategorizedNew year, it’s a time for resolutions and new beginnings. Maybe you will finally join that gym or start drinking green smoothies every morning? I never really make new year’s resolutions, as I don’t see the point in waiting till a day in January to make a change in your life. Making changes in your
Almost the Ultimate Christmas Vibe
City life . Culture . UncategorizedFinally, it is December. By far the best month of the year. I like the cold, dark holiday joys. The christmas lights, the decorations, the glühwein, the endless christmas songs on the radio and especially; the christmas markets here in Munich! Back in The Netherlands, ofcourse we celebrate christmas. We do all the same things
Hello Christkindlmarkt, hello cosiness.
City life . Culture . UncategorizedI 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
Christmas in Taiwan and Europe, same or different?
City life . Culture . UncategorizedAs Christmas is coming, my friends in Taiwan start to ask me how people celebrate Christmas in Germany or in European countries. On the other hand, new friends that I met here in Germany are also curious about what Taiwanese people do on Christmas. Actually, about 90% of Taiwanese people are Buddhists or Taoists, and
Is eating a “100 years old egg” in Berlin a crime?
City life . Culture . Food . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedToday I am twenty years old. Each day I have a lunch and a dinner like most of us have in our European countries. Every month I will eat fifty-six meals. During a year, my stomach and intestines will digest almost 2968 lunches and dinners. That is a lot, I know. But most of the
Strolling around the Englisher Garten
City lifeStarting writing something is the most difficult part. After an hour in front of my computer wondering how I was going to start this text, I decided to take a break and go for a walk in the English Garden behind my building. The weather was gloomy and cold, a perfect fall afternoon you wish
My growing appreciation for nature
City life . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedWhen I think about nature in the Netherlands, I immediately get a negative feeling, especially in the winter months. Grey skies, a lot of rain and the cold. When I lived in the Netherlands, I rather stayed inside with a cup of hot chocolate and watching Netflix movies than go out of the house. Thinking