By Carine Huurman (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Time flies when you are having fun! It’s a common saying but so true.
This is already my last blog about Manchester, as I am home already for a few days. Time is up. Continue reading
Author: Carine Huurman
Santa Claus is coming to Manchester
By Carine Huurman, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
It’s the middle of December. So that means that Christmas is coming up in less than ten days…
Manchester gets Christmassy and also Leeds and Birmingham seem to join the competition of making the city of making the city as convivial as possible. Continue reading
“If it seems too good to be true, it probably is”
By Carine Huurman, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
A famous expression is: “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” Two weeks ago, I realised how true this expression actually was. Continue reading
Worries, Imagination and Reality
By Carine Huurman, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Before I went to Manchester, I had been volunteering in a conference centre in South England. When I chatted with the guests or the staff of the centre about Manchester they reacted all in a different way: Some of them called it a “StudentCity,” others almost described my Exchange to Manchester as the worst choice I had ever made. Continue reading