tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:34:45 +0000hristohttp://ufonds.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Redactie)Blogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-1995204198920618575Wed, 18 May 2011 09:39:00 +00002011-05-18T11:39:13.396+02:00We're back to Dutch weather, although we had an anomaly for about a month in which it felt like Barcelona weather. There were days I forgot where I was living. But now that it's rainy and cloudy again, I feel reoriented. One thing I've created recently while doing my studies is the Guerrilla Advisory, which aims to go to interesting places or get insight into certain systems or products, http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/05/guerrilla-advisory-committee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-4546558177639938592Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:10:00 +00002011-04-26T18:21:10.838+02:00Greetings everyone! :) I hope you all enjoyed Easter and the Easter break. As time goes by, the spring already came and the weather became nicer. Even the fact that last week was an examination week did not spoil the effect sunny weather has on me J On top of that, due to the spring time and the nice weather I finally went on sightseeing in Amsterdam. The Netherlands’ capital really amazed me –http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/04/netherlands-reloaded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stamen Filchev)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-1157055502362370550Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:20:00 +00002011-04-20T00:20:57.872+02:00Two weeks ago or so we finally hosted TEDxUtrechtUniversity at the Louis Hartlooper Complex, focused around building a sustainable future. It was a really nice day, and I think the push towards incorporating these very important thought processes was strengthened, in very small part, because of the continued focus and emphasis on these issues. The Storm Masters Committee of Sustainable http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/04/pulitzer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-4066653950319262680Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:33:00 +00002011-04-23T01:37:46.394+02:00Anyone reading my posts consistently will know that I often promote the idea of walking around, perhaps with a coffee and a notebook, and generally enjoying beautiful weather. It's not particularly revolutionary suggestion, but it's worth noting that this city is quite beautiful, and as Spring really 'comes into bloom', the city really comes alive--people are populating parks and outdoor cafes, http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-time-in-utrecht.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-6180541716186763980Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:21:00 +00002011-03-11T21:21:12.876+01:00Another day, another busy time in Utrecht, though today I spent the beautiful sunshine walking around the Utrecht city center, speaking with businesses and art-studios to gauge their interest in hosting a simulcast of TEDxUtrechtUniversity. I met with the very nice and creative people at Seats 2 Meet, which is a collaborative working space near the Utrecht Central Train station. I also met with ahttp://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/03/simulcasting-all-over-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-1890649585332959663Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:38:00 +00002011-02-27T03:49:00.434+01:00On Sunday the TEDxUtrechtUniversity team finalizes its speakers for April 4th. On Monday I'm off to Brussels to meet with two Dutch members of the European Parliament to discuss ways to create effective and continuous student involvement in the challenge of decentralized renewable energy initiatives, which involves extensive community building, technological adaptation, and so on. What I've http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/02/off-to-brussels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-7005928495208288474Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:36:00 +00002011-02-08T10:36:55.247+01:00In the states we have a phrase about walking and chewing gum at the same time. This is not a particularly difficult feat to achieve; the meditative motions of one foot moving in front of the other, and then again, and again, combined with the simple vertical jaw movement of mastication, is about as difficult as watching TV while sipping a coke. The idea that clearing such a bar qualifies you as http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/02/juggling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-2038706483279579644Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:35:00 +00002011-01-13T02:37:03.111+01:00Back from the break immediately things went into high gear. I went home to the United States (New Jersey) over break. Although it was nice to see some family and friends, I genuinely missed the life back in Utrecht. Instead of biking 15 minutes into town, I drove half an hour. Instead of taking a 4 euro train to Amsterdam for a change of scenery, I had to pay $20 for a one-way ticket to New York http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2011/01/sprinting-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-2156956066483240362Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:52:00 +00002010-12-10T21:41:31.863+01:00I would also like to write a little bit about me and what I am studying at Utrecht University and why I choose to puruse a MA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights.I did my undergraduate studies in the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador where I majored in International Relations. The reason I choose IR was my interest in global politics and current events. During my studies I http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/12/about-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belén)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-5855997844421454993Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:21:00 +00002010-12-07T20:43:53.634+01:00You've probably been blasted with "Time has gone so fast" commentary more times than you wish to remember, but it's somewhat unbelievable that it's already December. The usual semester in the United States, for example, starts in September and ends in mid-December. So if I were merely studying "abroad" here in the Netherlands, my time here would be over. That's an odd thought, given that I feel http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/12/already-going-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-2474703229201652620Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:38:00 +00002010-12-07T16:51:35.446+01:00I am Stamen – a Bulgarian student in the MSc Business Informatics program. As this is my first post, I think it is quite reasonable to share why I chose this type of program, this university, what my expectations were upon my arrival in Utrecht and were my expectations adequate. First, I want to address my choice of program. I have a quite technical background – double major in Computer Science http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/12/hello-everyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Stamen Filchev)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-4189226330779148560Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:53:00 +00002010-12-07T13:12:46.925+01:00After living in Utrecht for about 3 months now, I finally feel that this city is my home away from home. I love absolutely everything about it. It's people, the town, the sights and sounds and even the bike riding. I have to admitt that at first riding a bike was intimidating, however with time it became easier to just go with the flow of bike traffic even. I have learned a lot in the three http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/12/utrecht-my-new-home-away-from-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belén)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-4048511854151283165Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:45:00 +00002010-11-30T22:03:39.643+01:00I can remember that it was 15 years ago when I started praying for having an opportunity to study abroad. I know that my parents could not afford to realize my dream, but I am sure that somehow my dream will come true. Then, fifteen years latter, one day before my 23rd birthday, I got a phone call confirming that finally my dream came true. When doing medicine in my bachelor education, I found http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/11/matter-of-hope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hendykris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-6459492052490918515Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:18:00 +00002010-11-30T21:19:41.912+01:003 months already! Not a long time but so many experiences I’ve gained from the first day the very beautiful Netherlands welcome me, also the first time in my life I am outside my home country. Actually my first impression for the Netherlands didn’t come from the beauty of the country from the sky when the plane was about to land on but it’s the warm help and enthusiasm of the two Dutch friends I http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/11/for-my-beloved-family-and-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lien Bui)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-5305648463535134451Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:04:00 +00002010-11-26T19:32:22.499+01:00At what point my colleagues plan to post is a mystery, as is the amount of people who regularly read this blog, but given that Thanksgiving just passed, I think it's important to discuss the importance of holidays as symbols as opposed to re-enactments. The motivation for this thought was derived from a gossip story I heard recently about an American masters student who paid 60 euro for a Turkey http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/11/abroad-traditions-are-symbols.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-6983206004324194700Fri, 26 Nov 2010 01:14:00 +00002010-11-26T02:33:54.842+01:00Many people don't realize the fact that the vast majority of bands you could possibly be interested in ride through Utrecht at one point or another. I just went to see Broken Social Scene and they were absolutely fantastic. Utrecht is truly a Hub of activity, and whenever I'm looking for something more international and crazy I pay 4 euros for a train to Amsterdam. Meanwhile I made the jump and http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/11/social-scenes-are-broken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-929291064798261524Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:09:00 +00002010-11-23T12:19:07.318+01:00Greetings. This will be my first post on this blog as a fresh crop of meat, and I'm already mixing my metaphors. My name is Chris Monaghan (I have a somewhat funky picture to the right), and I'm a first-year masters student running the Masters Committee for Sustainable Development. It's been a wild few months since coming here on the first of September, and already my colleagues and I are http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/11/wear-your-galoshes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-6236477749094901394Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:24:00 +00002010-10-01T01:21:44.409+02:00Dear Readers,It has been quite some times since the last time I updated my blog..Things went very fast during the last six months in my study..After finishing the first and second terms, we were required to work full time for our thesis project..My thesis project concentrated on literature research which demanded self-efforts of collecting and processing data..It was quite confusing in the http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/10/end-of-study-beginning-of-new-chapter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-5604381606886132693Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:25:00 +00002010-09-29T18:25:58.893+02:00My dearest readers, Hello! It's been almost a year since my first post in this blog. Time flies. We shared experiences, eschanged thoughts and ideas, and above all I communicated to you aspects of the life of a student in RMA in Linguistics at the UiL OTS. Currently, in Block 1 I attend the Methods of Experimental Research course, which provides all the necessary training an Experimental http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/09/time-goes-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-6003915446918731861Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:02:00 +00002010-09-28T08:04:18.978+02:00Dear readers of the UES Weblog, It has been a while since my last post on this blog. Trying to catch up on the developments of the last couple of months I hope you don´t mind that this post exceeds the usual length.The end of last semester was rather busy with deadlines constantly approaching. But eventually we all accomplished our first year´s goal to hoard 60 ECTS. It was both a challenging andhttp://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/09/second-year-at-utrecht-university.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-2474190822504633918Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:13:00 +00002010-09-11T03:13:10.328+02:00My dearest readers, In a few days, the 2nd year of our Reasearch Master in Linguistics: The Study of the Language Faculty commences. I had been very lucky as I had the opportunity to live the memorable days of the Introductory Week with the 1st Year students. We, the 2nd years welcomed them cordially to the open hug of the UiL OTS family. Too many beloved experiences to distinguish just one or http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/09/rma-in-linguistics-year-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-5583861972258567779Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:36:00 +00002010-09-10T10:45:42.225+02:00It is incredible to look back and realize that an entire year has already gone by. All major subjects and more that half of my nine months internship, have already ended. During my second year, I will carry out my second internship (six months) at the Hubrecht Institute and I will also write my thesis, so I am looking forward to it. About my current internship I can say that the topic is http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-academic-year-has-started.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ana Maria)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-4295875795435683030Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:19:00 +00002010-08-19T00:19:45.253+02:00My dearest readers, We are already in the middle of the first week of the Utrecht University Summer School 2010 in Linguistics! This year in the summer school, I attend fabulous and excellent courses that aid me to develop and integrate my capacities as an experimental linguist and a researcher. Of course, it is of major importance to mention here that the Linguistics courses in the Summer http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-in-utrecht.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-5354994116431499001Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:13:00 +00002010-07-09T10:13:21.445+02:00My dearest readers, it is finally July! That means summer! Utrecht and The Netherlands is a great place to spend your summer! There is a wide range of things that somebody can do! Block #4 ended in July 2, 2010! It was a very exhausting but rewarding block! We conducted our Eye-Tracking experiment and we had some robust results!       Our Research Seminar course that http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483314164270339270.post-4306100320978697855Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:46:00 +00002010-06-23T16:25:20.953+02:00Dear readers,Let me blog a few lines before I dive into two restless weeks of studying towards the end of the semester. And it won't be studying only but quite some organizational work too...Those of you who follow my stories might remember that in July (8th to be precise) we are going to India for the Summer School of Business Informatics. Excitement is going through the roof :D. Days are going http://ufonds.blogspot.com/2010/06/dear-readers-let-me-blog-few-lines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hristo)1