{"id":94892,"date":"2019-02-12T14:43:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T13:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=94892"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:12","slug":"first-year-student-isabelle-carnival-is-really-about-drinking-here-unlike-carnival-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/02\/12\/first-year-student-isabelle-carnival-is-really-about-drinking-here-unlike-carnival-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"First-year student Isabelle: \u2018Carnival is really about drinking here, unlike Carnival in Brazil\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAre you absolutely sure you don\u2019t want any sugar in your tea?\u201d Isabelle Lins Pereira, 21, asks me, sounding a little incredulous. It\u2019s one of those things she just can\u2019t get used to. \u201cIn Brazil we mainly drink iced tea, preferably really, really sweet.\u201d Frankly, matcha tea is the only type of tea she likes drinking in the morning. Dutch tea and coffee aren\u2019t nearly sweet enough for her taste. Other than that, though, her move from Copacabana to Krimpen aan den IJssel has been very successful.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133148\/Isabelle_Aysha_2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 2000w\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/aysha-gasanova\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Aysha Gasanova<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u201cSuch a shame we\u2019re having <em>natte sneeuw<\/em> today,\u201d says Isabelle, a psychology student. She loves fresh and crunchy snow, although she is not crazy about the cold that comes with it. While she mostly speaks English to me, she will throw in a few Dutch words at times. That\u2019s because her boyfriend is Dutch. At home they will speak either Dutch, Portuguese or English. \u201cIt depends on what we\u2019re talking about. If it\u2019s something to do with Brazil or the time we spent there together, we will speak Portuguese. When we\u2019re discussing my degree programme, we\u2019ll speak English, because the programme is fully in English. When we\u2019re discussing our daily lives, we\u2019ll speak Dutch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Read more<\/h2>\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=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/12112720\/Isabelle-Lins-Pereira_foto-Aysha-1-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139159 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\/11\/15\/freshman-isabelle-guus-meeuwis-helps-me-learn-dutch\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tFreshman Isabelle: \u2018Guus Meeuwis helps me learn Dutch\u2019\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=\"2018-11-15\">15 November 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\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018I don\u2019t need to do any re-sits and I even scored an 8.5 and 9 out of 10,\u2019 Isabelle says with a healthy dose of pride.\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>At the moment Isabelle is unsure whether to embark on a Dutch language course or to find a part-time job. \u201cObviously, I\u2019d like to have the money now, but a course would be a long-term investment.\u201d She completely focused on her Bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology for her first half year in Rotterdam, and with good results. \u201cI don\u2019t need to do any re-sits and I even scored an 8.5 and 9 out of 10,\u201d she says with a healthy dose of pride. She worked hard to obtain those marks. \u201cBut most of all I\u2019m really, genuinely enjoying my degree. A little while ago I woke up from an <em>Inception<\/em>-style dream, a dream inside a dream. And I\u2019d just attended a lecture on sleep and the sleep cycle, so the next day I immediately immersed myself in my notes and textbooks to learn more about this. We discuss everyday subjects, which makes it even more interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isabelle sits curled up on her grey corner sofa for the duration of our chat. She loves living in the small house in Nieuwe Tiendweg in Krimpen \u2013 one floor, one bedroom \u2013 that she shares with her boyfriend, Eelco. It\u2019s not a regular rental, but rather a house for which she and Eelco serve as live-in guardians. She misses her family in Brazil a lot, but is not sure she\u2019ll actually visit them this summer. \u201cI was planning to, but my father told me to have a great time and see a little more of the world. Tickets to Brazil aren\u2019t cheap, and I could also use that money to visit Greece. I think I\u2019d love that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f28e3a50a69&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f28e3a50a69\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 3000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/11133202\/Isabelle_foto-Aysha-5-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139165 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/aysha-gasanova\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Aysha Gasanova<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u201cBy the way, do you want to know some really strange differences between the Netherlands and Brazil?\u201d Isabelle casually asks. \u201cCrossing the road and eating on the metro. You can be fined for both in the Netherlands. Now that I know that, I\u2019m afraid to cross streets when the lights are red, even when there are no cars to be seen anywhere. And a little while ago I was really hungry on the metro, and it was only just the one stop, but I did put Bram Ladage\u2019s chips into my bag. I\u2019m sure no one noticed I got one chip at a time from my bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the main difference is obviously the way Dutch people celebrate Carnival. \u201cDrinking really is a huge part of Carnival here, isn\u2019t it?\u201d Isabelle was introduced to a Dutch-style Carnival as celebrated in Breda last year, on a visit to the Netherlands. She hated the music, but definitely enjoyed the experience. \u201cWell, I had had several drinks. The thing that made me laugh the most was the fact that in Brazil you wear as little as possible [while out celebrating], whereas here I was wearing a long-sleeved onesie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1598.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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