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Most people know the stereotypes of Japan: Anime, maid cafes, stressed out students, long working hours and very extreme TV-shows. So, have you ever wondered what it is like to live in Japan? As a university exchange student, I can tell you that it is very fun. My Japan adventure started in September. With some other exchange students from the University of Twente, we decided to travel around a bit before the start of University. ...

Last year, I had to decide on what to do for my minor. I could choose to stay in Twente and do my minor here, but I decided to take a step out of my comfort zone and GO ABROAD. And that was quite an experience! I found a nice house in Grimstad, a small town at the south coast of Norway, studying at the university of Agder. Here, I followed some technical courses and a course in Norwegian, which helped me understand some of the Norwegians I encountered volunteering at Bluebox, a student bar and concert hall at the campus. ...

“In the third year of every UT bachelor student’s program it is time for the minor. This is a period of half a year where you can basically choose what you want to do. Staying at the UT and studying some High Tech Human Touch courses is an option, or going abroad and basically have holiday for half a year.” Well, obviously I chose to go for that last option. I chose to go abroad to Scandinavia, namely Sweden. ...