January 17th 2022. It’s been two months on the island of Barbados, and already I have celebrated so many occasions. Christmas, Old Year’s Night, Republic Day, and now my very own birthday. Here’s how I spent my birthday in Barbados. The week prior to my ‘big day’ I had an…
View PostWhat is your name? Louise Ogunnaike Where do you live currently? Manchester Where are you from? (If it’s not currently where you live.) London What do you do? Script Editor and Screenwriter Where and when did we meet? Greenwich Young Writers Programme Where’s the last stamp in your passport from?…
View PostWhat is your name? Rebecca Where do you live currently? Sheffield Where are you from? (If it’s not currently where you live.) Belper, Derbyshire What do you do? I’m a clinical research nurse Where and when did we meet? We met in the CAC canteen in Maastricht! Well we was…
View PostWhat is your name? Annika Where do you live currently? A lovely coastal town in the south of the Netherlands Where are you from? (If it’s not currently where you live.) Stuttgart in the south of Germany What do you do? Job wise? I’m in HR Where and when did…
View PostWhat is your name? Laura Myers Where do you live currently? Kungälv (near Gothenburg, Sweden) Where are you from? (If it’s not currently where you live.) Huddersfield, West Yorkshire What do you do? I’d like to say that I’m a freelance creative person, but I don’t know if I am…
View PostWhat is your name? Gemma Where do you live currently? Nantwich Where are you from? (If it’s not currently where you live.) Manchester, UK What do you do? Accessibility Designer Where and when did we meet? University Where’s the last stamp in your passport from? Or where was your last…
View PostWhat is your name? Francesca Where do you live currently? ( just town, don’t be putting your address!) A little village called Heel (pronounced like hail) in the Netherlands! Where are you from? (If it’s not currently where you live.) Nottingham, UK What do you do? I am a Marketing…
View PostWhen I packed up and left Maastricht in 2018 year my beautiful friends made me cry with several thoughtful gifts. My favourite had to be the book: The Faces of My Journey. Inside are pages dominated by people I met in Maastricht proclaiming their love for me (of course) with…
View PostAs my time in Maastricht comes to an end, I have become super reflective. Top of the list is how much on the whole I have enjoyed my time working abroad in the Netherlands. A by product of all this thinking, is this post. If you’ve ever thought about…
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