Well-being

Lock your doors, board up your windows, and settle in, for winter is coming. While not the coldest in the northern hemisphere, Dutch winters are tough. It's not just the chill, but the long spells of single-digit temperatures, the rain and snow, and cold winds from the North Sea. And as the year ends, the lack of sunlight and vitamin D can take a toll. In this article, I’ll share tips for surviving the Dutch winter.

Going to university can be a scary thing. You’re thrown into a new environment, with new people to meet and places to explore. Making friends and forging new connections is part of the university experience, but it can be difficult to know where to start, especially if it’s your first time away from home. However, there’s good news: you’re not alone! There are so many options to step out of your comfort zone and start making friends, either at your study programme or somewhere else. In this article, I’ll show some examples of how you can build your social life at uni, and sprinkle in some bits on how I managed to call the University of Twente my home.

Life has its ups and downs, and it’s no different at university. It’s turbulent at times: exams eat you up, and then suddenly you’re free - unless you failed an exam and need to study for the resit. We’ve all failed before, from exams to personal goals and more. And while it does hurt, you’re not alone: Let me help you out with some tips to get through failure.