2016 is the year my life changed. However, I never could have guessed it. 2016 per se didn’t start well for me. I was coming out of a 2 year relationship quite heartbroken, and felt lost about my academic career. I wanted to quit everything. And so I did. I graduated earlier, while working two…
Category: Europe
Learning French with non-traditional methods
How I did it, and how you can do it too When I moved to Brussels, Belgium in 2018 I didn’t know any French. It took me two months to become fluent in French with non-traditional methods. That’s the story for how I did it, and of how you can do it as well. In…
The Squatting Effect
“Squatting, the occupation of empty properties for housing needs and/or for the promotion of social activities, has been a widespread place-making practice in Europe since the 1970s. To the cry of “Right to the city!”, those who have been defined by Pruijt as “Conservational Squatters” reclaim a more sustainable understanding of the city, advocating for urban renewal as…