I do not want to start this article by stating all the bad things that covid-19 has brought us in the last two years. That’s not what this article is about: there are a few things that this pandemic has given us (note: these points by no means do outweigh all the horrible events that […]
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It’s almost spring! The nights are getting shorter and the sun is getting brighter. Life is getting busy again. The lockdown has come to an end and the Netherlands is catching up with the activities that we have missed for the past two years. Currently I feel like I am constantly on the run. Bowling
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Lately I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather. I don’t seem to enjoy my life to the fullest as I once did. The days seem to be filled with university work, board tasks, committee tasks, pressure and frustration, and this seems to make a dangerous cocktail. What should you do when you hit that
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De Universiteit Utrecht doopte de week van 10 tot en met 14 januari to ‘De Week van Voornemens’. Ik voelde mij meteen aangesproken! Nieuwe voornemens voor het nieuwe jaar, daarvan word ik helemaal warm van binnen. De kerstvakantie is dan net achter de rug, waardoor ik mij weer helemaal fris en vrolijk voel. Het programma
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2022 has begun! Like every new year, many people make a list of resolutions. Eat healthier, read more or take up a new hobby. But how do you hold on to them? The first thing you could do is to keep a Bullet Journal. Instead of blank, lined pages, a Bullet Journal contains sections to make
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No dinners at the restaurants, no movies at the cinema and no visits to your favorite pub during the evenings. At least for the time being. Everything is closed during the times when most students finally get the opportunity to relax due to the current ‘evening lockdown.’ For some of us it can be really
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Twee keer per jaar organiseert de UU een Wellbeing week, een laagdrempelige manier om aandacht te besteden aan studenten welzijn. Deze week is de eerste van het nieuwe academische jaar bezig. Er zijn verschillende workshops, lezingen en work outs georganiseerd. Ik doe mee aan de meditatie challenge, een challenge om van mediteren een gewoonte te
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