{"id":88950,"date":"2018-08-24T15:30:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T13:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=88950"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:04","slug":"how-do-i-survive-rotterdan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/08\/24\/how-do-i-survive-rotterdan\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you survive&#8230; Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to student life, freshmen. These could turn out to be the best years of your life (something that will actually be said about various life phases). But these years are full of typical dangers: from stress, STDs, and stimulants to shockingly high student debt. A crash course in surviving your student years, how do you make it through unscathed? Part 3.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180210\/SG2-Rdam-1600x1280.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180210\/SG2-Rdam-1600x1280.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180210\/SG2-Rdam-300x240.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180210\/SG2-Rdam-875x700.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180210\/SG2-Rdam-1280x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180210\/SG2-Rdam-150x120.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180210\/SG2-Rdam-225x180.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Esther Dijkstra<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Nobody, absolutely nobody, refers to the Erasmus Bridge by its nickname \u2018The Swan\u2019. Cycling across the tram rails is bloody dangerous. Rotterdam-North is a neighbourhood, but is also used to indicate everything above the Maas river. It\u2019s also good to know that you might live <em>on <\/em>South, but you live <em>in <\/em>North. All in all, the city of Rotterdam deserves its own section in the survival guide.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rotterdam (the best rotten city there is)<\/h2>\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 2953w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie-300x240.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie-875x700.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie-1280x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie-1600x1280.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie-150x120.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16180230\/SG3-CampusStudie-225x180.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/08\/22\/how-do-i-survive-the-campus\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tHow do you survive&#8230;. the campus\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2018-08-22\">22 August 2018<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent life\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Welcome to our city of contrasts. It\u2019s a rough harbour town, but it hosts at least one hip festival every weekend, with hip drinks, music and vegan food. Inhabitants are \u00a0proud of the renewed popularity of their city, but fear an invasion of tourists. Every week, there is the opening of an awesome new eatery, but chips at Bram\u2019s (Ladage) is always something to look forward to. Houses and their prices are skyrocketing, but over 100,000 Rotterdammers are living on or below the poverty line. The number of #fitgirls is increasing, but the calorie bomb that was introduced in 2003 and is called \u2018kapsalon\u2019 (chips topped with grilled shawarma meat and cheese and topped with dressed salad greens) is still hugely popular.<\/p>\n<p>Rotterdammers go to the market, not to the \u2018Markthal\u2019 market hall. That\u2019s only suitable for tourists; the market on the Binnenrotte belongs to us Rotterdammers. Every Tuesday and Saturday, the market stalls are set up in front of that enormous Markthal. Cycle across the bridge (the Erasmus Bridge of course) to visit the market on the Afrikaanderplein square. You\u2019re a Rotterdammer, not a \u2018Geepekop\u2019 (which is the local idiom for idiot) and you want to see all the \u2018gerse\u2019 (awesome) parts of the city. Do mind those damned tram rails while you\u2019re cycling. If your tires get caught in those, you\u2019re going to fall flat on your \u2018muil\u2019 (face).<\/p>\n<p>You should have a cycle around town at any rate. From the Lee Towers on the Marconiplein to the Erasmus University, and from Lombardijen to Hillegersberg. Walk around the waters of the Kralingse Plas, visit the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Have a barbecue in the Vroesenpark, but try to avoid the Koopgoot high street at weekends. In other words: explore the city, it\u2019s unreal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRotterdam is not an illusion<br>\ncreated on film<br>\nRotterdam cannot be captured<br>\nRotterdam is far too true\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Translation of a Jules Deelder poem from his collection \u2018Vrijwel alle gedichten\u2019 (2004).<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feyenoord (Feiyenooooort)<\/h2><p>Ajax? PSV? FC Groningen? Those days are over, pal. You\u2019re now forever linked to the great city of Rotterdam and that means an inexplicable and terrible hatred of Amsterdam and Ajax. All other football clubs simply do not matter anymore. From now on, your heart is red and white, it bleeds Feyenoord and starts pounding whenever our club from the southside of the city scores. Excelsior is a highly acceptable alternative; they are also a proud part of our heritage. \u201cWe won\u2019t mention Sparta\u201d as mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb stated at the opening of the Eurekaweek, referring to the club from Spangen\u2019s relegation from the highest level of Dutch football. Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean that you cannot embrace these <em>Kasteelheren <\/em>(Castle Lords).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Culturally appropriate<\/h2><p>Have you gotten your hands on a Rotterdampas? It only costs students \u20ac12.50 but allows you to have a lot of fun: go to the cinema for free (you can even go four times, as that\u2019s the number of cinemas that we have in our city), visit museums for free; and you won\u2019t need a gym membership anymore with the amount of free trial lessons you\u2019ll be getting. We haven\u2019t even mentioned the free ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>We briefly mentioned the IFFR, but Rotterdam hosts a great many events: North Sea Jazz, Motel Mozaique, the Summer Carnival, World Port Days, Pleinbios, and so on. Architecture, food, art, music, spoken word, theatre; it\u2019s all there.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facebook groups that should not be missed<\/h2><p>The Facebook group Commodity Market Rotterdam is your best bud when it comes to looking for cheap furniture. Bikes, rooms, scooters, cheap deals on haircuts; you\u2019ll find everything on there. Rotterdam is rife with second-hand stores, but they\u2019re not all cheap.<\/p>\n<p>Any self-respecting student will have some sort of greenery in their room. On the Facebook page Plantenasiel Rotterdam (plant shelter Rotterdam), live cuttings are given away or traded. If taking care of your green chums turns out to be harder than you thought, you can always ask for help here as well.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16123215\/fraude-woningen-social-media-bas-van-der-schot-1280x905.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16123215\/fraude-woningen-social-media-bas-van-der-schot-1280x905.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16123215\/fraude-woningen-social-media-bas-van-der-schot-1280x905-300x212.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16123215\/fraude-woningen-social-media-bas-van-der-schot-1280x905-875x619.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16123215\/fraude-woningen-social-media-bas-van-der-schot-1280x905-150x106.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/16123215\/fraude-woningen-social-media-bas-van-der-schot-1280x905-225x159.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/08\/16\/undercover-with-the-student-housing-swindlers\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tUndercover with the student housing swindlers\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2018-08-16\">16 August 2018<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHousing\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Do make sure to be careful when you\u2019re looking for an accommodation: there are quite a few crooks around. 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1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/01191447\/3edag_1juni2024_protest-palestina-gaza-campus-plaza-studenten_graffiti-vlag-grond-institutenlaan_Daan-Stam-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139379 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/01191447\/3edag_1juni2024_protest-palestina-gaza-campus-plaza-studenten_graffiti-vlag-grond-institutenlaan_Daan-Stam-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139379 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/06\/01191447\/3edag_1juni2024_protest-palestina-gaza-campus-plaza-studenten_graffiti-vlag-grond-institutenlaan_Daan-Stam-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139379 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/06\/minister-moet-46-palestijnen-helpen-hierheen-te-komen\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tMinister must help 46 Palestinians come here\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-05-06\">6 May 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] 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