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2020
December 10

Reflection on 2020

Today we looked back at 2020. We reflected on how this year has been; what new things came into our life; what did we miss the most; and many more.

Thank you, Negar and Laura, for sharing your wonderful thoughts and experience. 🙏🤗 And sorry that it in some way was like interviewing you both. 😀But was worth it.

And thank you for letting me share your experiences here. Maybe we find some similarities in our experiences as well. Maybe some of us have painting interest, patience and skill like Negar or maybe we have different set of skills. 🤔

You can read what Negar and Laura shared a few things about 2020 below.

Laura: I came in March this year; a week after that there was lockdown. It was very difficult. But luckily, I have so…... Read More

2020
December 3

Sinterklaas Celebration

Today we celebrated Sinterklaas together with our GiT Family. We had to modify it and decided to do it virtually. Definitely missed the fun part of creating cards and writing poems impromptu. However, on the other hand, enjoyed every bit of secretly delivering gifts, and controlling our curiosity to know what’s inside. 🤗😘

Thank you so much, Ashlee, Delaram, Gabriela, Eva, Laura, Negar, and Prajitha, for celebrating Sinterklaas together. 🙏 🤗And thank you for not peeking inside. 😊

It was fun opening the gifts carefully, without damaging the wrapping paper, and guessing what’s inside and who the Secret Sint is. 🤔Well, Delaram was lucky that she could already meet her Secret Sint and cute little Piet. Among the present ones, only Laura guessed it correct. For the rest, we applied elimination method. 😀

We missed those wh…... Read More

2020
November 26

Moving to Eindhoven

Thank you, Delaram, Laura, and Nandita, for joining us today and taking us along your journey in Eindhoven. It was interesting to hear your stories on how you came to know about Eindhoven in the first place, what your expectations were, the challenges you faced, and many more.

It is a wonderful achievement that how new, strange place transitioned to becoming your home. Quite encouraging and motivating as well on how you found your way in Eindhoven, though at times you were lost. As Nandita said, international communities and the locals were very helpful in finding your way around.

Especially when you were here a decade ago, the challenges were more. There were not many international communities; no communication through social medias to put your queries into. Language itself being a barrier; especially when English isn’t your first language.

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