During the first few days in India, a big part of my energies was devoted to rehydration. About five to six litres of water had to be bought and carried in the first place - two physically highly demanding tasks regarding the climatic conditions. Eve...

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Before you cross the street: look to the left, to the right and to the left again. If you don’t see a car, you’re free to go. A rule I learned at primary school but never put into practice. Now I try to use it, it proves to be absolutely useless. I’d...

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It might seem a little dry for blog, but to me it is simply fascinating: the big fuzz around health care reform in the US. Everyone seems to have an opinion and talks about it all the time. Actually, talking is probably the wrong word. Yelling, wrest...

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The heat was rampant when leaving the airplane. Inside the terminal the cue was long and silent; slowly but diligently working migration officers repeatedly wanted to know whether I had ever been to Afghanistan. Finally, I managed to get the stamps i...

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It was a truly impressive weekend (20-21 September). I was invited to participate at the Eid-al-Fitr, or locally known as the Korite feast celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan which involved visits at local families, giving presents to children, dressing up in beautiful and colourful dresses and trying out different delicious dishes. A very intense but wonderful week-end indeed. 

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Er is een grote verschil tussen school en uni. In school hoefde jij niet veel te leren en alles was goed. Je dacht dat je echt veel te doen had als je drie uur voor de huiswerkopdrachten nodig had. Nou op de uni leer ik de hele tijd en ben toch bang...

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Today I want to talk about prejudices. There are some common Maastricht prejudices for ex­ample about the “car-Germans” who live near the Dutch border and drive home every day. But let’s look at prejudices from a totally different perspective. I want...

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Led by the president, a high delegation of Renmin University paid a visit to Maastricht University this week. Renmin is the Chinese word for “people” .Renmin University was the first university that was founded under the Communist regime and the pres...

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While you live in Maastricht, you must visit our local market. You can go there on Wednesdays and Fridays, but we prefer the Friday market. For early birds: you can go there as early as 7 o’clock, because then the merchants start building the st...

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Een paar dagen geleden had ik een afspraak op het University College Maastricht (UCM). Ik vind het UCM altijd magisch, het heeft iets Harry Potter-achtigs.

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