{"id":90966,"date":"2018-10-19T10:37:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=90966"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:07","slug":"first-year-tristan-my-mother-sends-me-messages-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/10\/19\/first-year-tristan-my-mother-sends-me-messages-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman Tristan: \u2018My mother sends me messages every day’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tristan Calon never wants to leave the big city. That\u2019s how successful his move has been from picturesque Breskens to the metropolis of Rotterdam. The 19-year-old medical student initially thought that Erasmus MC would be too big, but now he\u2019s really happy with his choice of Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo they really say patat<\/em> for friet <\/em>here? I want to stay in shape, so I rarely eat chips. Perhaps that\u2019s why I\u2019d never noticed before.\u201d Tristan\u2019s mother can be proud of her son. He goes out for an occasional drink, but never really goes pub-crawling. Obviously, his studies in Medicine take priority. \u201cEvery week I arrange to play squash with friends. Sometimes we have a drink afterwards. At Bokaal, De Gele Kanarie, Caf\u00e9 Beurs or at Annabel, which is a great place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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