Today Michael and I had to give a presentation about television in our childhood for our Digital Journalism class. Some of our fellow Basque students also had to make one, so we could compare our viewing habits with theirs. Read more…
Niké and myself gave a presentation today on our most beloved childhood TV shows. A nostalgic look back through youtube videos and childhood memories. Four colleagues had the same assignment which gave some insights in nineties Basque television. Read more…
Last weekend, during my stay in Bilbao, I talked to Mikel and his roommate about communication issues and the generally low level of English in the Basque Country and Spain. They gave me a bit of insight in the main educational problems and it became a bit clearer to me where the biggest gaps are. Read more…
One of my favorite things to do is going to concerts and discover new music. Since I’ve been here I haven’t had the chance to do so, until last weekend! Read more…
As I had predicted, I’m short on time this week. The last days I had to divide my spare time between schoolwork and my grandparents. They had arrived in Arrasate on Tuesday, so after school Niké and I went to visit them in Hotel Mondragón, where they had booked a room for a few nights. Read more…
What’s moving the Basque youth? My humble opinion on the ins and outs of today.
On Saturday, a bunch of Northern European friends joined us in exploring the night life of Eskoriatza. Read more…
My first Belgian visitors are on their way! No friends or parents yet, no, it are my 80-year-old grandparents that have jumped in their car and have driven all the way from Belgium to here. Read more…
At the end of the last post I was coming back from a weekend in Bilbao. Since then, we did not do much except for the regular daily duties, but there have been some things going on at the university. Read more…
Whenever we say we’re from Flanders, the Basque people always think that the situation in Belgium is almost identical to the one in Spain and the Basque Country . While in fact it there are more differences than there are similarities. Read more…
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