Eid el Fitr With the Maastricht Familia

It started innocently enough. One moment, I was telling Rohan about how much it sucked that I would not be spending Eid- the 3 day celebration of the end of the holy month of Ramadan- with my family, the next about 15 people were in my apartment, loaded with snacks, smiles and wonderful happy spirits,…

You’re Going To The Netherlands? -The Reactions

Like I explained in a few posts, not everyone welcomed the idea my studying in the Netherlands with open arms. In fact, there were plenty of reactions ranging from the hilarious to the incredibly clueless and of course, the genuinely concerned. Now I know, the reputation of the Netherlands is far from spotless, but it…