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WhEThER iT iS gOiNg ON ExChANgE OR gOiNg ON AN iNTERNShip. iT iS SOME-

ThiNg WE ARE ALL LOOkiNg FORWARD TO. FOR SOME EvEN ThE REASON TO ChO-

OSE EuROpEAN STuDiES. ThE STuDENTS OF ThiS COuRSE ALL hAvE ThE DREAM TO

gO ABROAD, MEET NEW pEOpLE, NEW CuLTuRES, LEARN ABOuT OThER pEOpLE’S

CuSTOMS AND WAyS OF LiFE. BuT ThERE ARE SO MANy ThiNgS TO ThiNk ABOuT

WhEN yOu WANT TO gO ABROAD. SO MANy BEAuTiFuL COuNTRiES TO gO TO.

WhiCh COuNTRy TO ChOOSE AND WhAT DO yOu REALLy hAvE TO kNOW ABOuT

ThAT COuNTRy? OR EvEN A pARTiCuLAR CiTy? OuR REpORTERS ShARE ThEiR OWN

ExpERiENCES WiTh SOME COuNTRiES. Written by Samira Charrib, Geeske Sibrijns, Guillianso S. F.

Payne, Ahalya Ganesh & Katharina Tjart

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Morocco

A country growing under the eye of the United Arab Emirateswith all their investments. A country growing under the eye ofthe relatively young king. Morocco is on the rise. A perfectmoment to visit that beautiful country, rich of culture andgood foods.

Approaching the people in the right way, showing them a lotof respect, the Moroccan people are very welcoming. Butthere is also a lot to see in the country. Most of the cities areplaced on or in between two mountains. Seeing the sun godown, or come up is a beautiful experience. But Morocco is also a rising knowledge economy. More peo-ple are getting the chance to go to the University andwomen are more represented both on the work floor and inall the universities. Girlpower spreads through the country.Nice people, good food, and a beautiful nature. Studying isnot so much fun, but we can make it fun by going to this be-autiful place. And if you are going on the study exchange, it isonly possible for students who choose pr vate to go to Mo-rocco.

North-America

America is a very well-known country to go to on an ex-change. America offers a lot of opportunities to widen yourknowledge, see more of the world and let you have the timeof your life.

The Hague University of Applied Sciences has several connec-tions with other universities in theUnited States of America. Ex-change opportunities are offered for students who choose forthe private sector, but also for the public sector. Almost all theuniversities mentioned on the exchange website of the ESCMacademy are both for the private and public specialisationstudents. Exchanges are offered in Georgia, Pennsylvania,Wisconsin, Texas and Mississippi.

America is a fun country to explore. Every state is differentand you’ll always be able to find something fun to do. In Cali-fornia there are the famous Hollywood walk of fame, Yose-mite National Park and of course the beautiful beaches. InTexas there’s a city called ‘Nederland’. A festival is held thereevery year and there’s a Dutch Windmill Museum. In Georgiathere are many state parks to visit and there are also a lot offestivals to go to.

For an exchange you will need a visa. This website:http://www.usastudentvisa.org/ offers a lot of useful informa-tion on what the requirements are and on how to apply for avisa.

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Thailand

Why going on exchange to Thailand?

Thailand, a paradise for everyone. White beaches, sunny, fullmoon parties, Thai food, beautiful cultures and the best pla-ces to shop. That is the reason why this is the perfect countryto go on exchange.

Crowded Bangkok vs. relaxed beaches

The crowded but impressive capital Bangkok has a lot ofmust-sees. The most popular place to go is Wat Phra Kaew,this is the most important Buddhist temple of Thailand. Butthere are a lot more must-sees, like the JJ market. This is thebiggest market of the whole world. All these markets have animposing atmosphere, and here you can really see the cul-ture of Thai people. Also at night, Bangkok is a great place. If you want to learnhow to party, you definitely have to visit one of Bangkok’sclubs. If you have had enough of the crowded Bangkok,there are many places where you can relax. The coast is themost popular place for tourists. In the cities Pattaya and Phu-ket, you can find beautiful resorts, with all the luxury you need.These are the best places for full moon parties.

What do you need if you want to visit Thailand?

Like for many other countries, visitors need a visa. But if youwant to visit Thailand, it is also recommend to take some vac-cinations. The vaccine for yellow fewer is obligatory, but thevaccines for Hep A/B, DTP, typhoid fever and rabies are onlyrecommended. At the moment, it is not necessary to takemedicines against malaria, because there is no danger for it.

Paris

Paris is a city that moves you. You can call it cliché but it istrue. Whether you are into the architecture, food, shops andof course the atmosphere. You can visit Paris in two differentways. Of course it also depends on if it is your first time there ornot and how much time you have.

You have the tourist and you have the “I’ll just walk and seewhat happen” tourist. When you are the first one, you pro-bably start at the Eiffel tower and you can choose to “climb”it. The most famous cathedral is “Notre Dame” (where Napo-leon was crowned for emperor). This is also something that’son the list “must see”. Just as you can choose to visit the Lou-vre to see the famous Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa. If youhaven’t been there yet; don’t expect that much, because itis a real small painting. The most famous (shopping)street/boulevard is Champs-Élysées. Here you can find thebest macaroons shop in the world! At the end of the boule-vard you see the Arc de Triomph. It is 50 meters high andevery achievements en conquests are showed on it. In frontof it is the grave of a unknown soldier (since 1920). Also it is areal recommendation to do the boat trip along the Seinewhere you can see the beautiful bridges etc. You can takethese near the Eiffel. The best time to do this is in the evening.Don’t forget to eat Nutella crepes, they are absolutely deli-cious! If you have time left you can choose to visit the districtMontmartre. Here’s another famous cathedral (Sacré Coeur).If you don’t like walking up al lot of stairs, you should thinktwice. Also here is the place du tertre where all the paintersare working. It is a really small square. One thing I still haven’tvisited here is the Moulin Rouge. You can visit it from 175Euros. This is already a lot but there are much much morethings to see. A little outside Paris you have Versailles whereMarie Antoinette lived. Père-lachaise, the famous cemeterywhere you can find Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison andmany others. So those are the “big” must-see things. If youwant to be the second sort of tourist, you should just walk ran-domly. The streets and the atmosphere are already that be-autiful, that all the big sight-seeing stuff don’t really careanymore. Just imagine it is the late twenties, and it’s raining.For, me that’s the perfect scene.

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A TASTE OF EATiNg ETiquETTE iN ASiAThe first chopsticks were used by people more than 5000 yearsago in China. The earliest Asians took out their food from the firewith a stick or branch. As the population was growing and re-sources became more scarce, people started to cut the food insmaller pieces. This meant using less fuel, as the food was donefaster, and they did not need knives anymore. And so, chopsticks ( or ‘kuai-zi’ in Chinese, you sort of pronounceit as ‘quite’) became the only tools people needed. With the expansion of Confucianism eating chopsticks wereconfirmed as the right way of eating. Confucius associated theknife with violence. Instruments used for killing should be bannedfrom the dining table, chopsticks, however, reflected gentlenessand benevolence. By the year 500 chopsticks also conqueredJapan, Vietnam, Korea and further areas. Perhaps you’re wondering what this has to do with exchange?As I kind of mentioned in the introduction, having food togetheralso has an element of exchanging thoughts, stories and man-ners. And when you go on an exchange, it is good to knowsome eating etiquette. Now, here is a taste of modern eatingetiquette in Asia, mostly revolving around chopsticks.

Never stick your chopsticks straight up in your food, this remindspeople of incense sticks that they traditionally put in sand at(Buddhist) funerals. Lay down your chopsticks every once in awhile, when you’re drinking or talking. Another thing aboutchopsticks, don’t point or gesture at people with them or usethem to push bowls or plates around. It’s meant for eating.In Asian culture, second or even third helpings are a must, nomatter how full you are. This is to show the host that you like thedishes a lot and appreciate his/her efforts. Slurping soup is pretty common, it is known that if you slurp, youcool the soup. Burping happens after the meal, probably justonce. It means you enjoyed the meal (except in Japan).It is customary, if there is a pot of tea at your table, for youngermembers at a dinner table to serve the older members. Also, welet older people reach for the food first as a sign of respect. Finally, always bring something for your host(s). Doesn't matterwhat they say, you must bring a gift. Obviously, these guidelinesare basic and don't apply to every single Asian culture. Forexample, in Korea they eat rice with a spoon, eating rice withchopsticks is considered as having bad manners.

kiSS AND gREATIt is universally known that in most Western countries kissing togreet is common practice. In France or The Netherlands givingthree kisses is the norm, while in Spain two will do. In the UK, howe-ver, shaking hands is still more appropriate, following the norm ofmost English speaking countries like Canada or the United States.But, where and when did the ´kiss to greet´ tradition start? It is be-lieved that it all started in ancient Rome. It was common mostlyamong men and only professed among the high classes (like pa-tricians) to kiss each other on the cheek to greet. Such traditionstarted, according to historians, during the time of Emperor Augustus, so three decades before the birth of Jesus Christ. Nowadays, kissing on the cheek is a widespread form of greetingsomeone. However, there are differences between countries andkissing can not be always used to greet someone. In Southern Europe, for instance, kissing on the cheek is very nor-mal between friends and family, but it is not acceptable in profes-sional settings. Depending of the country or even the region,kissing as a form of greeting will vary. Women kiss women, andwomen kiss men to greet, but most men will not kiss other men on

the cheek to greet unless they are very close or relatives. In coun-tries like France where people greet each other kissing threetimes, some men use the saying ‘Chez nous, c'est quatre’ (Athome, we give four), in order to ´steal´ an extra kiss of a girl theyfancy. In former Yugoslavia, as in the southern countries, it is notrare to see some men kissing each other if they are close enough, especially in Serbia and Montenegro. In Latin American countries, due to the Spanish influence, it is notuncommon to see men greeting other men kissing each other onthe cheek, especially in Argentina and Uruguay, although sha-king hands or a big hug also applies to the Latin culture of gree-ting. In many Latin American countries one kiss is the mostcommon greeting, and is also used when introduced for the firsttime to someone (woman-woman or woman-man). So, once again we come to the conclusion that we might looklike we are very different, but in reality, when it comes to the sim-ple things, we are all alike. And as the Latin saying goes: ‘Da mihibasilia mille’ – (Kiss me with a thousand kisses). No matter how!

etiquette all over the world

by Noelia Caro Martinez

by Xin Dan Chen

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giFT giviNg iN EgypTThere is an astounding number of antiquities tocatch a glimpse of in Egypt. If you have a fair inte-rest in history, Egypt has a lot to offer you. Besidesthe rich history, there is also a lot of etiquette. Hie-rarchy is important and since the Egyptians are ge-nerally very religious, many of their customs arereligion based. If you plan to study, work, live, orspend your holidays in Egypt, it is important to gainsome knowledge on Egyptian etiquette. For now, the emphasis will be placed on gift givingin Egypt. This is not something new and has existedthroughout history. Pyramids were built to housethe pharaohs and filled with treasures. In the me-dieval age, gifts were given to kings in order togain personal favour or to gain loyalty in war. Theancient Egypt royalty were very fond of gold jewe-llery and paid a lot of attention to the clothes theywere wearing. Therefore, typical gifts were gold, sil-ver and jewels. Nowadays, the tradition of gift gi-ving is still present in Egypt. To exemplify, if you stayed with an Egyptian family,it is customary to purchase an expensive item forthem that is representative of your country andthat is hard to acquire in Egypt as a form of thankyou to the host.

In business settings, gifts are accepted as a thankyou gesture in business relationships. Usually fare-well gifts are given right after a last meeting andonly to the person highest in rank as hierarchy isvery important. Gifts are always given with the righthand or both if a gift is heavy, but never with theleft hand. A number of Egyptian holidays involvethe exchange of gifts, especially religious holidayswhere the value of generosity and the importanceof giving are highlighted. For example, during Cop-tic Christmas - Egyptian Christians (Copts) cele-brate Christmas on 7 January - childrentraditionally receive toys and clothes. Somewhatolder children are given some money. Muslim chil-dren are all given the same gift at the beginning ofRamadan, namely a lantern. During Ramadan,adults give gifts of money, clothes and food to theunderprivileged people. Although the gift givingetiquette in Egypt may differ from other countries,gifts are, like in many other countries, exchangedfor a number of reasons. Tradition is one of them.Other reasons are to affirm one’s personal bondsand simply to bring pleasure to another. Eventhough this article is about gift giving in Egypt, re-member that this is just a small part of a very, veryinteresting country with lots to discover!

REDiSCOvERiNg EThiCS (iN ThE NEW WORLD)As many rules of behaviour and etiquette the Europeanaristocracy had in the 1700’s, as little few did the earlycolonists bring with them to the New World. Most of theEuropeans first to arrive in what is now the United Statesof America, were no gentlemen at all. These “Yankees”were merchants, farmers but most of all poor peoplewho sought a new start in a new country. Surprisingly,the first person who picked up a pen to bring somemanners to the continent was the sixteen- year- oldGeorge Washington. The young man who would laterbecome one of the founding fathers apparently strug-gled with all kinds of little annoyances. In 1747 he wrote‘Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour on Company andConversation’. In this book he stated that drummingwith your hands or feet in the presence of others wasabsolutely not done. Doesn’t that sound familiar?Later in the south where plantations began to thrive,the need for etiquette based on hierarchy increased.

Slaves had to address their masters in specific waysand despite of massive losses in wealth or status, a gen-tleman would always remain a gentleman. Luckily forthem.As the Americans started expanding to the West, theneed for a new form of conduct arose along with newexperiences. Famous unwritten rules like; don’t shoot aman in the back or; the ten-steps shootout came to be.A more European like, Victorian style of etiquette be-came popular amongst the wealthy after the Civil-war.Decency in general was at a high level for more than acentury. It was in the late 20th century when the use ofetiquette took a dramatic turn downwards. Think of ha-ving diner in front of the TV or the billions of dollars thatare lost due to reckless driving.Etiquette or not, the American culture radiates throug-hout the world and we can only sit and watch to seewhere it will take us next.

MEET, gREETS AND BuSiNESS ETiquETTE OF NORWAyA country in Northern Europe, bordering Finland, Swe-den and Russia, Norway was mostly famous for its historyof the Vikings, the painting named “The Scream” by Ed-vard Munch, Oslo and many other intriguing geographi-cal and cultural heritages. However, instead of lookinginto the history of the Vikings or Oslo, we will be explo-ring the subject of etiquette; more specifically, the meet& greeats and business etiquette of this beautifulcountry. The Norwegians greet each other in a casual way: afirm handshake, direct eye contact and a smile tobrighten the atmosphere. What is interesting is that theyoften introduce themselves by their first name only! Ho-wever, if you are not accustomed to this, you can juststart with the last name and move to the first name al-though people will just start with the first name. Hands-hakes are usually used to greets and say goodbye. If you ever find yourself doing business with a Norwe-gian, it is a good idea to remember some of these tips.Norwegians are transactional and do not need long-standing personal relationships to conduct a business.

However, they also would prefer to do business withthose that they trust; therefore, before conducting a bu-siness, you should provide self-information before a me-eting. The basic business style is usually informal as theNorwegians are relatively informal in their meets andgreets. The Norwegians are excellent at timing and are very di-rect when it comes to communicating. Like the Dutch,they have no difficulty letting their colleagues knowabout their disapproval but maybe not as frank. Theyoften rely on facts. Often than not, they are not emotivespeakers and tend to show little body language. Whenit comes to business, they are not so much into smalltalks and prefer to make business discussion quickly andsuccinctly. These are just some of the very basic you-must-know tipsabout the etiquette of the Norwegian. There are somany more interesting facts about this country and itwould be a great idea to come and explore Norwayyourself and experience firsthand what this country,these people are all about!

by Danique Dellevoet

by Donald de Groen

by Minh Vu

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On the Radio

For more than a hundred years, radio has been one of themost frequently used media to exchange messages. Al-though Guglielmo Marconi patented the radio in Great Bri-tain in 1896, there had been many developments throughoutthe 19th century that eventually made it possible for Marconito find investors to manufacture radio sets, or “Marconi sets”as they were called. These radio sets were able to transmitand receive messages in Morse code with the help of wirelesstelegraphy. This came in very handy for ships at sea that, atthis point, could only communicate with other ships via signalflags and lights. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom acqui-red three warships in 1899, which were equipped with Mar-coni sets to send wireless messages from one ship to another.Transmitting messages at sea was not a problem, but Marconiwanted the radio waves to reach even further. In 1901, hemanaged to send the first transatlantic message in Morsecode from Cornwall, UK, to Signal Hill in St. John’s, Canada.One of the most memorable uses of radio in the early dayswas during the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Operators andnearby ships communicated with each other, which made itpossible to rescue passengers from the ship. In the years after that, wireless telegraphy quickly spread toother countries in Europe and the rest of North America. During the 1920s, more and more people bought a radio setand made it their primary home entertainment medium. Thiscontinued until the mid-1950s, when television began to re-place the radio. During these thirty years, radio was not only asource for news and music, but it also served for hours of en-tertainment broadcasts such as plays, comedies, children’sstory book hour, soap operas and variety shows.Radio broadcasting was one of the new industries that werecreated thanks to the invention of radio. And while thesedays radio is not the people’s primary source for the latestnews and music and other entertainment anymore, radio isstill an important communication source that keeps peopleup-to-date, providing not only music, but also talk radio, 24-hour news radio, and sports radio. By Martine van der Smis-

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The life and times of the telephone

Watson, come here; I want you!” were the first words ever tobe uttered through a telephone on March 18, 1876. The firsttelephone looked nothing like the slender touch screen mini-computer we carry around nowadays. This particular piece oftechnology has travelled a long road from just a voice carrier.It all started out as a machine invented by Alexander Gra-ham Bell in New York, with the goal of speaking with othersover larger distances. In that very same city his biggest com-petitor, Elisha Grey, reached the same invention around thesame time. Since Bell beat him by two hours to the same pa-tent office he was never credited for inventing the phone.The telephone then went on to expand into the answeringmachine. A machine that was mostly popular with Jews onSabbath. By then the telephone already started looking moreand more like what we know today as the famous cameraphone. In 1956 the so-called “Picturephone” appeared onthe market, with a test run allowing people to place honecalls between Disneyland and New York. Only it was dissatis-fying people since the screen was too small and it was notvery practical. So really the first step towards a cameraphone was already made before cell phones had even beenthought of. A little under thirty years later the mobile finally didappear, in 1983. Now we had definitely outgrown the mes-senger boys and operating girls. The first cell phone was thebeginning of a new era of mobility. This phone was the begin-ning of singularity for Mr Bell and his colleagues, who wouldnot recognize their own machinery anymore as it had com-pletely evolved past its initial use. From the Nokia we all pla-yed the game ‘snake’ passed the color phones and onto thetouch screen phone. It is now a small computer, doingexactly what you want when you want it. An easier way oflife. Yes, it has made life so much easier and maybe in a wayit still is Bell’s invention from 1876. It was once intended to sim-plify communication by making it more direct, and that iswhat the smart phone does in numerous ways. The timewhere a phone was not more than what was needed of it hasgone. We have surpassed the point where it was a devicemade to carry your voice over electronic transmitters. Thatpoint in time is a distant spot on the map of evolving techno-logy. A machine that is not only useful but has everything onecould want from it, ranging from games to internet straight toSkype and back to free texting. A lifeline most of us cannotand will not life without. By Madalenna García

ExChANgE OF iNFORMATiONhAS ChANgED OvER ThE yEARS. iT’S iMpOSSiBLE TO iMAgiNE

A WORLD WiThOuT ONLiNE COMMuNiCATiONS, TExT MESSAgES

ETC. BuT WhAT DiD pEOpLE DO TO ExChANgE iNFORMATiON

BEFORE ThESE iNvENTiONS WhERE MADE? hOW WhERE ThESE

iNvENTiONS MADE, AND WhEN?

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The Internet; an unrecognizedtreasure

Nowadays, it is quite common to use the internet. In fact, theinternet has become a part of our daily routines. I, for exam-ple, am addicted to my iPhone and its apps, which was aphenomenon that would not exist without the internet. Stu-dents cannot imagine doing their homework, writing a report,or preparing a presentation without Google. We take the in-ternet for granted and we seem to forget how it is introducedto us in the first place. It was back in 1983 when the internet was born, which wasbecause of a switch from ARPANET to TCP/IP. The internet waslike an oil spot, it was spreading from government organisa-tions to universities. From the United States to Canada, Europeand Japan. Not long after this process, the World Wide Webwas founded.The internet was more than a Google search page. It wasone of the most important findings of the 20th Century, it wasan easier method to communicate; people from all over theworld could share their lives with each other with just one clickon the computer. Imagine families living thousands of milesfrom each other and still being able to share their lives. So, before you unlock your phone to open up an internetpage to watch some videos on YouTube,. Take one momentto think about the process we’ve been through the past twodecades when it comes to exchanging information throughthe years. And most importantly, be thankful that you don’tlive in an era where you had to actually read every book inthe library to get some information. By Shantal Gopal

Email

One of the best known, and also a very old way of exchan-ging information is mail. Basically everyone has sent or recei-ved a postcard or letter in their life, and therefore has beenexchanging information through mail. The concept of mailhas been quite the same throughout the centuries it exists: Asystem for transporting: letters, postcards, documents etc.which can be delivered all around the world. Of course, the way of transporting mail from one place toanother has changed quite a lot over the years. Where in thebeginning people would just give their document personallyto another person who would deliver the document, modernmail is organized by national and privatized businesses. Mailcan be sent anywhere in the world, relatively fast andcheap. In most countries there is a system of codes has been createdin order to make the deliverance of mail easier. Those codesare called zip codes (USA) postcodes (UK & Australia) or pos-tal codes (in most other countries). Through these codes it iseasier to deliver a letter, and if you just put the number, postalcode and country on the envelope, the letter can be delive-red. How much you have to pay for your mail to get delivered alsodepends on where you want to send your mail to, the weightand where you send it from. The most common way to payfor your mail to get delivered are, of course, post stamps. Poststamps are also used all over the world and are also popularfor collecting. Unfortunately mail isn’t as popular anymore as it used to be.Especially with the development of internet, with its e-mail,normal mail has decreased. By Suzanne van der Heide.

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Exchanging information goesback to the prehistoric ages. Inorder to communicate over longdistances, the first human like or-ganisms used smoke signals andfire beacons. By burning dryplants on a fire, a lot of smokewas created, and by using apiece of cloth over the fire, spe-cific types of signals could be for-med. It was a standard way ofcommunication back then, but

nobody would think of using itthese days. Why would we? Wehave technology!Let’s take a leap in time, going tothe year 1869. In this year the firstofficial ‘Heliograph’ was made, asomewhat unknown way of com-munication. What is a helio-graph? A heliograph is a wirelesssolar telegraph that can pro-duce signals through flashes ofsunlight. These flashes are produ-

ced by moving a small mirror at-tached to the device or by inte-rrupting the solar beams with ashutter. The heliograph was oftenused by armies or forest protec-tors to signal allies nearby or overlong distances. The heliographuses the same system as Morsecode. After this brief history lesson wewill focus on more recent tech-nologies. Read on!

By Nils Roskamp

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AuSTRALiA

People have participated in exchange to all over theworld for quite some time now. The first big exchangehappened back in the 4th century and even before thatpeople travelled around. Now let’s go forward to theeighteen century. To a country called Great Britain. A

country that was becoming too small for their population, or atleast too small for all the prisoners. Because of the Industrial revolu-tion it was getting more and more difficult to earn your money inan honest way so a lot of people chose a life of crime to stay alive.So the prisons were overflowing and the cities were crowded,Great Britain had to come up with a solution. And they did, a solu-tion called Australia, their newly made colony. Why Australia youmight think? There were a couple reasons for that. They couldn’tship them to America because it just became independent, plusthere were a lot of raw materials in Australia that would be veryuseful to use in the Industrial revolution. Material such as wool andgold. Another important reason of the Britain’s was that they just couldn’tlet the France have Australia or any part of the South Pacific forthat matter. It was a terrible boat trip for the prisoners, they wereon old boats for weeks, very unhealthy and again overcrowded.Great Britain only claimed the South of Australia and named it New

South Wales with its capital Melbourne. After the prisoners weredropped there, other people also made the trip to this new adven-tures land. It had a good climate, job prospects and enough goldto eventually make Melbourne one of the richest cities in the world. Small problem, Australia already belonged to someone else,thenative people, the aboriginals. So how did the British colonists dealwith that? At first the Aboriginals tried to avoid the weird whitemen as much as possible. But after a while it became clear thatthe British settlers were using more and more land and contact be-came unavoidable. The British had hoped to assimilate the Aborigi-nal people into the British culture and make them work for thembut it didn’t work that way. The Aboriginal peoples saw that the Bri-tish settlers were clearing the land, putting up fences, restrictingaccess and introducing different animals; so they started to reta-liate against the invasion. A lot of aboriginal people died becauseof the retaliations, the loss of hunting grounds, watering holes, a lossof their way of life. The British also brought with diseases for whichthe aboriginals had no resistance. Many exchanges of people ended up this way, the foreign invaderexploiting the natives. Right now we have completely different mo-tives to go on an exchange. None of use wants to rule the countrywere we go. ( I hope)

As said earlier, there are different kinds of exchanges.Let us take a look at the exchange that arose duringthe colonisation and the decolonisation, especiallyfrom the Netherlands towards the Dutch East Indies.What happened and what exactly was exchan-

ged?During the 19th and 20th century, the Netherlands expanded itsterritory from East to West. One of the most resourceful countriesthey had conquered was the Dutch East Indies. In the year 1800,it became Dutch territory. From then on, lots of Dutch commer-cial men moved to the East, followed by their families. Theybrought their staff as well. These people were also joined bywhole families. Of course, their white children were not allowedto grow up between the indigenous people, so special Dutchschools were build.t This way, a whole new (Dutch) populationarose in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch didn’t share their we-alth nor their knowledge with the Indians, just repressed them.In 1942, Japan started the dismantling of the Dutch East Indies.The Japanese promised the Indian population to free them from

the Dutch repressors, which turned out to be one big joke. A fewDutch, who had seen this coming, were able to make the longjourney back to the Netherlands. But most of the Dutch werecaptured by the Japanese and forced to work in workingcamps or prostitution. After the end of World War II, most of theDutch rushed back to Holland. They were followed by the lesscoloured Indians (and thus the Moluccans, who were less tan-ned than the average Indian) who had worked closely with theDutch. For the people in the Netherlands this was a big shock:they had never seen people with such a dark skin before. On theother hand, some Dutch returned to their homes or to the junglein what was later called Indonesia, because they felt more con-nected to the people there than to their motherland. Today, there are still a bunch of Indians who speak Dutch, butthe younger generation of course misses this knowledge. On theother hand, not many Dutch had really made the effort to learnthe Indian language, so they who had come back after WorldWar II, didn´t bring with them any linguistic knowledge. However,they had really learned their lesson.

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By Kirsten Vreede

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Iwas never abroad for a six months.Sure, during Highschool I have beentaken part in students exchanges,that was in the late 1970s. I was inBournemouth, UK and in Mont Lu-

cont, France. I spent only two weeksthere, but nevertheless these were greatexperiences. In France I lived at the famil-y’s house and went to school with my ex-change partner Claire. She was lovely!One night, I even dreamed in French andI said “le chat ronronne”- The cat purrs. In my opinion, a lot of things have chan-ged. For us, it was just not common to goabroad for such a long time. None of myfriends at that time did that at all. Also,we used to learn and study for one job,applied for one company and stayed in

one city at one and the same place.There was no need and no time to see so-mething else. In these days, though, everyCV should state experience abroad. Ei-ther travelling, studying or living in anothercountry. This almost seems like a require-ment, because people are facing a di-sadvantage if they cannot prove a stayin a foreign country and speak at least 3different languages fluently. Competitionon the job market has changed dramati-cally. I see my children growing up andadapting naturally to the situation. Mydaughter Marina will finish school nextyear and wants to study in Italy. My otherdaughter studies in the Netherlands. Thiskind of thinking, trying and daring was justnot common when I was young.

By Christina Strohm

Back in the old days studying abroadfor an entire degree, one year, oreven just a semester seemed like oneof the biggest adventures you couldpossibly imagine. Students had to

leave their homes, families and friends to moveto a different country where most customswere unfamiliar to them. Their biggest motiva-tor? Experiencing different cultures meet newpeople and receive an excellent education.Much of these motives are still the same today,but studying abroad has become a comple-tely different experience. Globalization has had a great influence on theworld, especially over the last decades. Whe-reas travelling to a different country used to bea long and often exhausting experience, peo-ple can now fly to the other side of the world inonly hours, while sitting in a comfy chair andwatching a movie. It is not just the transporta-tion ,however ,that has changed the expe-rience, the development of the internet andsocial media have had an especially big im-pact. Staying In touch with your loved onesback home is no longer a case of writing let-ters and making the exceptional phone call.We now have skype, email, facebook andtons of different ways to contact pretty muchanyone, anywhere. Anyone with a decent in-

ternet connection that is. It would be pretty fairto say that as long as you stay in the develo-ped world you can reach everyone and incase of an emergency you will be home indays, or even hours. All of these changes havecreated a whole new mind-set when it comesto studying abroad. Now that there is a lot lessstress about having to miss home, the amountof students that choose to go abroad hasgrown rapidly. Studying abroad for a period oftime has become a normal and commonthing, and often universities make it a compul-sory part of their curriculum. Most importantlyhowever, is that the whole attitude towards ex-change has changed. The choice of a speci-fic country or city exceeds the choice of auniversity and making new social contacts isnow the biggest priority. This raises the questionif exchanges are still a relevant part of the cu-rriculum, or if students just use it as an opportu-nity to party? On the contrary, exchangestoday are still very rewarding experiences. Al-though studying the course catalogue has be-come less important, not having to worry somuch about the home front gives students achange to fully experience the other culturewith much less stress. Their new social focus willhelp the students to really learn about the cul-ture of their host country directly from the peo-

There is nothing like the thrill of to startto look further than your own limits.Discovering and exploring foreigncountries and meeting other peopleand cultures, are the benefits of

going on exchange. A European Studies stu-dent shared her view on how she experien-ced her exchange. Lia is from Bulgaria. She ishere in the Hague for one semester. The general reflection on how she feelsabout her exchange is positive. Lia says:‘Studying here in the Hague is a great ad-venture. It is amazing to meet with peoplefrom totally different countries only in oneroom. The multicultural environment teachesme different cultures and traditions. Tolera-

ting and respecting various understandingcan open a lot of opportunities.’ The Hague plays a key-role in today’s inter-national politics, because of the establis-hments among other: Eurojust, the ICC andthe ICJ. This is the main reason why shechose to come here: ‘the Hague is the politi-cal centre in Europe for me, and thus it is aimportant part of my study.’ Thus far, she has no regrets about choosingthe Hague. But, if she could do the ex-change again than she would choose forBrussels. ‘It could be good for me to meetwith political issues in closer aspect andmaybe to put it into practice in a more ad-vanced level.’

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By Can Guneyli, Thalita Lingers, Monica Dinca,

Marit Meelis, Whitney Waldschmit and Renato

Castillo

What can you expect from Canada? Besides the snow, the icy roads and the artic fauna, Ca-nadian cities are best known for their cleanliness, lots ofskyscrapers and the beautiful CN tower. Its downtownareas are usually crowded but vibrant and attractive, itshistorical districts and of course well-organized transportation systems. Most Canadians consider that all people deserve thesame rights and respect no matter their religion age race

or cultural background. When they greet each other, Ca-nadians generally hug when greeting a friend, but a nor-mal hand shake for both men and women whenintroduced to someone new is also common. Canadiansdoesn’t like…People who lurkHaving too much snowHaving to little snowBeing mistaken for American

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United States of AmeéricaAs you may already know The United States of America isa western country with western norms and values. There-fore most of the things we do in the Netherlands may alsoapply in the USA, but still there are some things that arenot. When on exchange in the United States it is impor-tant to take some things into account. What you surelyshould NOT do is to ‘’cut in line’’ when there’s a queue,because this will be taken as an offense. Also when youmeet someone for the first time avoid personal questionsabout age, income, marriage, health and politics. Andusually don’t touch people when talking to them. Whathighly is expected in the United States is when you go out

for a dinner to a restaurant, is that you should ‘‘tip’’ thewaiter or waitress with 15-20% of the total amount of thebill. Not doing this is very rude and you should probablynot expect good service the next time you will visit thesame restaurant.Be aware of dangerous places in the place you are sta-ying. Generally, American campuses and nearby neigh-borhoods are safe, even at night, but there areexceptions. Check with campus security officials to see ifany areas are dangerous. Also, ask an American friend orfellow student to tell you which neighborhoods are un-safe. To be safe, walk with a friend.

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When in France: The best thing you can do when goingto France is to learn the language, they will appreciate itif you just try, and some even refuse to speak English. Bepolite and address people with ‘vous’, even colleagues.Don’t cross hierarchy lines, show respect for co-workers,especially managers. Also, very important in France is thelunch break. Take regular lunch and coffee breaks, wor-king your butt off is not seen as ideal in France, even con-sidered a bit weird. During le déjeuner, between noonand 2 p.m., it is nearly impossible to reach anyone, someoffices and banks close at this time. Joining some co-wor-kers for lunch is a good way to get to know each other. If

you are not hungry don’t go to a restaurant, you can’tjust order one dish. Don't drink soft drinks or coffee with agood meal, never ask for a doggy bag, don't try to orderthings you find only at home: ask for what people hereeat or drink. It is not very classy to share the bill on theprinciple of "who had what". If there are three of you, di-vide the bill by three. To get to know France and theFrench do socialize, don’t live only among expats, typicaldiscussion subjects are culture, food, vacation, politics,family and office gossip. Even though the French havemany unwritten rules, they will help you along the way, aslong as you stay respectful of them and their culture.

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United KingdomIn the past decades, the United Kingdom has becomeone of the most wanted destinations to study around theglobe. The standard of excellence provided by most ofthe universities, the low education costs, the multiculturalsociety with all religions and faiths presented and itsopenness to new traditions and culture are key aspectsthat makes the United Kingdom such an appealing country to study. In general, life in London and the south east of Englandcan cost more but in other areas the prices for goods andservices tend to be pretty similar although more expen-sive than in the north of England. If you plan to study inLondon, you should expect to pay a little more compa-red to other cities since it is the capital city.Britain used to be known for its fish and chips;, however

with the influence of modern, multinational life, there arevarious styles of cooking at hand so a variety of food pro-ducts and international restaurants are widely available ineach town. The customary English breakfast of bacon and eggs is stillquite trendy although it is now more common for peopleto have a lighter breakfast.For safety reasons it is advisable to only use licensed taxiswith official council plates on the back and be carefulcrossing the road since the traffic travels on the left in Bri-tain. It is also against the law to buy alcohol if you areyounger than 18 years of age. Many supermarkets andoff-license chains display ‘Challenge 21’ notices statingthat they will not serve persons who look younger than 21without proper identification.

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Spain has proven its popularity and has become number5 in the list of most popular destinations for an exchange.This made me wonder; why?Typically there are obvious factors that can take a greatpart such as, the great weather, the food and the way oflife, but when I questioned some students and staff mem-bers who have been to Spain I got some very interestingstories. One was the story of a staff member who told methat she had become catholic after her trip to Spain, be-cause she was so struck about how passionate peoplewere about their faith. Another answer that I did not ex-pect to hear was ‘for the sexy guys’. I’m not a person thatjudges others easily, but this sounded a bit odd for mytaste.. In addition to these great advantages that Spainoffers to its visitors, it also has a rich culture to share with

the world. This, in its turn, can lead to cultural miscommu-nication and therefore I researched some tips that mightcome in handy for those who are interested in the cultureof Spain or are planning on going there. Firstly peopletend to eat late, so don’t be surprised to see people ha-ving diner around 9 or 10 p.m. What also might be interes-ting to know is that excessive drinking isn’t appreciatedand getting ‘wasted’ is considered rude and immature. Itis also possible that you meet someone you like whilstgrabbing this late dinner or consuming an alcoholic be-verage within the accepted limits. Therefore it is impor-tant to know that when it comes to dating, guys usuallyask the girls out. Well, as I stated before Spain has provenits popularity and has lots to offer to its ‘guests’. It is awonderful place to visit!

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