Summer Blog Post #2

One of the things that kept my mind busy this summer was the thought of what I am going to do after finishing the IB and where exactly I will be staying. I have always wished to go back to the Netherlands, narrowing it down to a number of cities. The Netherlands is only a small country in which Amsterdam is quite compact and densely populated. One thing that hasn't passed my mind is the fact that education in the Netherlands is ranked quite high, making it more and more appealing to international students. Up until a few months ago I had no idea of what I want to do with my life and where my ambitions will take me. I was still deciding between the cities Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Groningen. As for now, I have narrowed my options down to a number of studies and Groningen being my number 1 choice to live. Conveniently, my brother is starting university this year, which gave me the opportunity to join him for the introduction week in which I was able to gain more information about several studies, the student life, and most importantly the university of Groningen itself. As someone who was born in this city and spend the past two months here, it became clear to me that this is probably where I will be going to university college next year. I strongly feel this is where I belong once finishing the final year of IB. 

Summer Blog Post #1

At the start of this summer I took some time to relax and just leave my school work aside for a moment. I spend the majority of time back in Holland, and as soon as I reached my house I met up with a friend who introduced me to the concept of Bullet Journaling. I had only briefly heard of this concept, mainly because I had seen the term ''bullet journal'' pop up on the internet a few times. But at first I didn't quite know what she was talking about, especially since I had never heard or seen anything like this in the UAE. Now, Bullet Journaling isn't for everyone. It is easy and fun to do, but incredibly difficult to explain. By definition, a bullet journal is a method of journaling and note-taking that uses bullet points as the core structure. It is simply a way to organise anything you wish to be organised. It is good for people who enjoy creating and using to-do lists, people who (want to) love planners, people who like nice pens or any other stationery stuff and people who would like to keep a diary but find it hard to stick with the habit. A bullet journal is a mix of a planner, a to-do list and a diary. The fun part of Bullet Journaling is that you can make it completely your own; you can create your own decorative drawings, texts and planners. Of course I purchased my own Bullet Journal even though I'm not such a creative and organised person. Up to now I have only used it to make packing lists and to draw vacation doodles. I would say it's a great way to relax, as it definitely helped me lower my stress.