Keukenhof Gardens in Pictures

You can’t possibly live in the Netherlands for a year and miss out on seeing the tulips. Along with clogs, canals, bikes, and windmills, the flowers are a key symbol of the country- even if you have to travel to the North to see them. This is exactly what James and I did one day…

Bike Rides and Sunshine

I’m learning the hard way that my idea of summer doesn’t really exist in the part of the world that I’m currently living in. Normally by this time back in Beirut, the coat would have long been packed and plans of going to the beach would’ve been made. Not here! In fact, after a winter…

A Modest Twinkling Christmas in Maastricht

Christmas is one of my favorite seasons of the year. It most certainly has to do with the lights, those twinkling bright lights that are hung up for almost a month. They just make everything seem prettier and brighter. I can’t believe that we’re heading towards mid-April already. Wasn’t all the excitation surrounding Christmas just…

Autumn in Maastricht

It’s no secret that I chose my accommodation here in Maastricht to be within walking distance of the university. And it’s no secret that being who I am, I absolutely hate walking, even though things have slightly changed in the six weeks or so that I’ve been here. Walking back home at about 6:30 PM last Friday,…

Being At Three Places At Once: In Pictures

I’ve been writing a lot lately about Beirut, being Lebanese abroad, and things that remind me of home, when I do in fact have a wealth of adventures to share. It’s just that you have to bear with me a slight bit while I figure out what is the exact approach I want to take…

What Difference A Country Makes

For 14 years, this is what I saw every morning. It hasn’t changed much, except for a few needed modifications to the parking lot. And I doubt it will, unless the buildings get darker or another one is constructed wherever they manage to squeeze it in.

An Adventure is Only As Good As The People You Share It With

Quite a long title, you might think. But, on my four week mark (time flies when you’re buried under piles of assigned literature) in NL, something that I sort of knew from the beginning has finally materialized into a full post with pictures!   An adventure is only as good as the people you share…

Postcards from Maastricht

Maastricht is a charming city. That’s what I would say if I was asked to describe the place I now live in, in one word. And there honestly is no better way to put it. On sunny and warm days,  families flock out on their bicycles, making this trend of walking around the city very…