In case you haven’t noticed, life goes by so fast. One day you’re planning every tiny detail for your first trip home and the next you find yourself engaged in a discussion with a world-renowned environmentalist about how it felt to experience altitude after several months in the Netherlands. It’s funny to think that these…
Tag: Brussels
In Bruges: Not the Movie
There are two things I learned from our trip to Bruges, Belgium back in April: 1. The film In Bruges barely has anything to do with the town, and therefore should not be considered as good research material for your trip. In fact, the interiors are completely different than how the movie showed them to be….
A Small Note About Travelling
The first draft of the thesis is done. June is ending, and soon enough I need to start organizing and packing. It’s undeniable, I’m going back home soon and there’s a lot of bittersweetness involved- but I don’t want to think about that just yet. Of the things I will miss about living in Europe…
The Long Way Home
When I first found out I’d be going to the Netherlands, I promised myself not to return to Beirut until the program was over. After all, I wanted to enjoy the full European experience, and that includes being in Europe while the holidays are in their full swing. Another factor that was considered was the…
A List of Things I Plan on Accomplishing in My Year in Maastricht
I’ve never needed an excuse to write lists. I even have a notebook for them- a notebook emblazoned with the logo of the initiative I used to work for while in college to remind me to take things seriously. And now that my countdown to the great big adventure is in the single digits, my obsession fondness for list…
Being Unconventional
I’ve always had the penchant of being unconventional. When almost everyone I knew enrolled at university to study Engineering, Business Administration, or follow the pre-medical track, I chose to take the road less traveled: I studied Environmental Health and minored in Public Health and Creative Writing. “Ah, interesting, good luck with that! Bas inno shu…
Beyond Beirut 