{"id":5580,"date":"2015-12-30T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=44393"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:19","slug":"afscheid-nemen-van-nijmegen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/12\/30\/afscheid-nemen-van-nijmegen\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying goodbye to: Nijmegen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI was actually rather annoyed that I was so attracted\u00a0by the master in Rotterdam. It would have\u00a0been so much easier if I hadn\u2019t been. I could have\u00a0stayed in Nijmegen, where I have my friends, my\u00a0boyfriend, job and debating society. I chose my\u00a0bachelor on the basis of location. I immediately\u00a0loved Nijmegen. I wanted to choose my master on\u00a0the basis of content.<\/p>\n\n\t

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That\u2019s how I came to Rotterdam.\u00a0I\u2019d been there before, during a debating society\u00a0weekend. Then my friends and I did touristy\u00a0things. We went to the Markthal where we all got a\u00a0linen bag. Funnily enough, the designer of the bags\u00a0is based in Rotterdam, but also comes from Nijmegen.\u00a0So this bag is a symbol for my move from\u00a0Nijmegen to Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

What I like about people\u00a0from Rotterdam is that they are so proud of their\u00a0city. They don\u2019t feel better than other people, it\u2019s\u00a0just pure love for Rotterdam, and that\u2019s what is so\u00a0appealing. Obviously I do miss Nijmegen. That\u2019s\u00a0where my friends live, and my debating buddies\u00a0and my boyfriend. I still go back on a regular basis.\u00a0However, I wouldn\u2019t change my decision. I\u2019m really\u00a0enjoying the master and this step makes me feel\u00a0more Dutch. By moving to the other side of The\u00a0Netherlands, one notices that even within a small\u00a0country like The Netherlands exist cultural differences,\u00a0which I think is quite charming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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