10 Authentic Winter-Wonderland Things To Do in the Lowlands:
December is finally upon us. This means a lot of waking up in the dark, ugly winter sweaters (plus thermal tights under your trousers if you’re a chicken about the cold like me), thick wool scarves...
View ArticleA meet – Between “Xaver” and Zwarte Piet
Since Sinterklaas is one of the most important events in the Dutch year, there have already been quite some posts about this lovely man. However, I wanted to share with you my personal meeting with him...
View ArticleEnjoying the Dutch Christmas!
Christmas is my favorite time of year, I love the feeling of it; the childish excitement which floods me when I stop and remember it’s December, or open another window in my advent calender. There are...
View ArticleLighting up Christmas!
So my last post about Christmas I promise, I’m just finding this time of year so exciting that I feel the need to share it! I think I’m one of the lucky ones without finals this week and so I’ve been...
View ArticleMy New Year’s Resolutions
Christmas has finally arrived and the New Year is fast approaching. That means…? Time for New Year’s Resolutions! Yes, I know what you are thinking: “Oh please, those things never last… They are bound...
View ArticleOne Hundred Happy Days!
So 2014 arrived, I had good intentions of giving up procrastination, starting running and eating healthier but then the new year arrived and here I am procrastinating, still haven’t even purchased any...
View ArticleFind yourself in Falzes
This winter I found myself in a small idyllic town nestled away in the northern Italian Alps. Pfalzen (German) or Falzes (Italian) is a village of barely 3000 people located in Sudtirol, close to the...
View ArticleChristmas in Bressanone
Bressanone/Brixen is another charming town in the Sudtirol/Alto-Adige region, close to Falzes. Set in a valley amidst looming mountains and at the convergence of two major Alpine rivers, the town still...
View ArticleWhite Christmas
Carrying on the Christmas theme, this time around my Christmas was whiter than usual. While people usually celebrate Christmas with snow and santa, buying things and spending time with relatives, I...
View ArticleA Leidener’s Awesome Winter Break
After struggling for months about whether I should go back to China during the winter break, I finally booked my ticket home. Some Leideners seem to be really good at dealing with homesickness and...
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