Week of the International Student | Interview with Dutch student Julia Liemburg
Every year many international students come to the Marnix Academy for a minor or for an internship. This week is the Week of the International Students and that is why we want to highlight some of these international students to hear about their experiences at the Marnix!
In this edition we asked Dutch student Julia Liemburg why she decides to study abroad in Spain.ย
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ?
My mother has lived abroad for 1.5 years. She has stimulated me a lot. And it seems to to be a good experience for myself to become more independent. Everything in the Netherlands is structured and well organised. In Valencia this will be very different. I also think Spain is a very nice country. I like to have a goal during her time abroad, to study and to get credits. Erasmus+ is a great opportunity to take advantage of!
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ?
I would like to make new international contacts. I realize that I also have to do my best to get to know new contacts. You get out of your comfort zone and become more independent. I would like to become more flexible and I can develop that skill well there.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ?
I am especially looking forward to meeting new people. I also want to learn the Spanish language. I really want to be part of the Spanish culture, really spend six months in another culture and get to know it. In this preparatory phase I also taught a lesson about Spain in her internship class. That was very nice!
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ?
Yes, you have to arrange a lot yourself and you learn a lot from that. You immediately learn to communicate with the destination. That takes some getting used to. If you want to go abroad, don't let others stop you. It really is a chance for yourself!
More information?
Please contact internationalisering@hsmarnix.nlย if you have any questions about studying abroad at the Marnix Academie.ย
