Okay funny story. I met my boyfriend of now almost three years here in Maastricht. At the library.
I walked towards him. Our eyes met. Instant attraction. The tension was almost unbearable. Fireworks, butterflies, the whole shebang. I walked past …
The commercial of Albert Hein tries it again: to make Easter fun.
Or delicious.
A big picture of a bottle of water stares back at me; Mmmm, Evian water! Jammie!
No, it’s not. Since when do people exactly like water? …
Being from Texas I never thought I would ever hear myself say, “I wish it would stop snowing.”
Coming from the south where it’s hot all year round, where cold to us is when the temperature is 50 (Fahrenheit) or …
The Dutch seem to enjoy making something out of nothing. Their lack of mountains and unreliable snowfall, for example, doesn’t prevent them from creating an indoor slope. But then again, we are speaking of a country that’s half stolen …
At the bottom of the Netherlands’ southernmost province, Limburg, Maastricht is gem of cobble streets studded at its corners with warm pubs and bakery’s.…
It seemed like after the Muziekgieterij was shut down last year despite the voice of politely protesting students, many of us had eagerly anticipated the re-opening of Maastricht’s unique alternative club at the new location at Boschstraat. The Bruis Festival …
For whatever reason, when I arrived in Maastricht, I expected “running” to be a foreign concept. Perhaps this is because I had only previously run in the U.S. Perhaps my stereotype of a European involved more bicycle wheels than it …
I was ask to write an “Introduction blog” before I start with the ‘real’ stuff. Some people find it quite easy to talk about themselves; they can tell great stories about their lives, including their pets (usually dogs or cats) …
It’s been about a month since I left my home in Texas to study abroad in Maastricht. Through this program, I’ve had the chance to visit some amazing countries and meet a lot of interesting people. However, I realized that …
Starting new was not something that challenging for me. Been there, done that. More than a couple of times. Only one time I did it by myself and I think I handled it better than most. So I knew what …
(We shall see.) The name is Sophie.
People in Maastricht are always so preoccupied with explaining where they come from. And granted it’s complicated. So just for the sake of satisfaction I’m going to throw in a few city names …
18 February, 2013…