Monday, December 10, 2012
Nicola Yip, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
3rd
November, 2012 (Saturday)
I’m now
in Amsterdam with my friends. It’s already 5 in the morning and we've finished partying. Amsterdam
is really a nice place to spend our weekend! It’s totally different comparing
with Rotterdam (the place we study in). In Rotterdam, you can’t even see a
person on the street at night but you can always see a crowd of people having
fun on the street here!
11th
November, 2012 (Sunday)
November 11 is a special date in Coln (a city in Germany) and every year people there hold the biggest festival to celebrate. People will all dress up and attend the street parade. It starts
at 11:11 every year on 11/11 and the celebration lasts for a few months. Most
of the stores closed today and all the old and young joined this festival. It’s a really nice experience for us to take part in this huge event!
16th
November 2012 (Friday)
I’m in
Poland now. Today I went to Auschwitz which was really worth visiting! Even
though I paid attention in my history class and learned what Nazis did to Jews
during WWII, it’s still shocking when I visited the concentration camp. We were
all depressed when we left but luckily a warm, yummy dinner cheered us up. Plus
the food here is really cheap! The dinner we had cost us 10 euros/p only! This
price can’t even make us full in Rotterdam!
24th
November, 2012 (Saturday)
3 months
passed so quickly and I still remember how scared I was when I first arrived
here, it was like yesterday. Everything was new to me and I just acted like an
IDIOT on the first day. I didn't know I had to push the door button when the
tram stopped if I needed to get off the tram. Instead I stood there helplessly
and waited for the door to open automatically. I didn't know I had to pay for
50 cents if I wanted to use the washroom in Burger King. I was thinking about
why a staff kept standing outside the toilet and did nothing. There are too
many funny things that I can’t list them all. What appeared to be culture shock
had become familiar and normal. They all added up and made my exchange life
more unforgettable. Look forward to the next half year. Really hope that I can
discover this place much more deeply.
27th
November, 2012 (Tuesday)
Studying
hard these days as it’s the exam period. People always say that studying in
Europe is so much relaxing and students here don’t need to study very hard.
However, I found that these are not true in this country. It’s no problem for
you to relax but you should take your own risk that you will fail. Also, most
students here are very hard-working also they are eager to learn. They read so
many news, book etc. It seems like they know everything. I don’t want to fall
behind. I better work harder!
Labels: 2012/2013 Semester A
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