As a way of introducing new students to the university and city, Wageningen University holds a five day long orientation before the 1st period begins. This is called AID – the Annual Introduction Days. It …
Netherlands
why why why
Why go abroad? Why leave Madison? Why go to Netherlands? My answers to the previous questions are not intuitive or traditional. My ancestry has no ties to the Netherlands. My previous European travels have never …
Countdown
Lately, when my friends and I go out into the city at night we carry pitchforks and torches. Our feet pound in rhythm over bridges and cobblestone squares as the crowds part for us or …
Living Room
Everyday on my way to class I rattle through a large park on my 1970’s grandma bike. The park sits just a few short blocks from the canal that marks the perimeter of the old …
A Different Me
I envy those that can find themselves through a simple Google search of their name. I can only imagine the pure egotistical joy I would feel if somehow I vaulted to the top of the …
Behind the Museum Glass
I raised my hands above my head and placed my feet over the footprints painted on the floor as a TSA agent turned on the machine to see what I was made of. Having been …
Smart, Funny, Incredibly Good Looking
Packing for a long trip is a bit like one of those painful getting-to-know-you questions in which I have to describe myself in five words or fewer. There are many things that I would really …
Introducing Paul
I don’t mind rainy days, which, if what I have been told is true, is an important quality to have when spending time in the Netherlands. Being a Minnesotan by birth, I have, as all …
Amsterdam
According to my last post, I was supposed to be going to Valencia with a couple friends. However, once I realized that this was going to be one of the only longer weekends of the …
What I’ve Been Up To
After four and a half months, and with less than two weeks to go, I would like to present to you the project I’ve been working on as I have traveled around this wonderful country …