Thermos and Thermals: Tips on Surviving Dutch Winter
For many international students, moving to Leiden can be the first experience of a Northern European Winter. Cold, wet, dark, windy, and long are the defining features that stick in many … Continue reading
January 31, 2019 · Leave a comment
Finally, spring has sprung?
Ignoring the false starts, it’s now officially Spring and that means it’s time to enjoy the green sights of Leiden and The Hague. Coinciding neatly with essay and exam … Continue reading
March 22, 2018 · Leave a comment
Leiden has nothing to do with the German ‘leiden’
Some of you may know what ‘leiden’ actually means in German…well if you didn’t know it means ‘to suffer’. A German friend of mine told this to me when she … Continue reading
September 27, 2012 · Leave a comment