A recent International Herald Tribune article described the arrest of a Dutch cartoonist because some of his drawings attack specific religious and political groups, while inciting violence and hate.
The cartoonist, who uses the pseudonym Gregorius Nekschot, is said to have violated Dutch hate speech laws with his drawings. Further, he has been described as “opposed [...]
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Holland’s Hate Speech
Posted in The Netherlands, Uncategorized, tagged Arrest, Hate Speech, Holland, Nekschot on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fear of Flying
Posted in The Netherlands, tagged Holland, Paranoia, Planes on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was in transit on Thursday for a total of approximately 18 hours. Here was my itinerary:
8:30 a.m. : leave Utrecht apartment for Utrecht Centraal
9:13-9:45 a.m. : train ride from Utrecht Centraal to Schipoll Airport (Amsterdam)
12:45-10 p.m: plane ride from Amsterdam to Detroit (arrived at 4 p.m. EST)
5:55-7:45 p.m EST: plane ride from Detroit [...]
they’re righting is to pour
Posted in The Netherlands, tagged Frustration, Grammar, Spelling on December 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Clearly, the title of this blog is an exaggeration. I will give my classmates the benefit of the doubt, and say that most of them know the difference between they’re/their/there, right/write, to/two/too and poor/pour. But, to be honest, never have I felt more frustrated about my writing than since I arrived in Europe. What is [...]
Home Sweet Home
Posted in The Netherlands, tagged Arrival, Utrecht on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is the worst I’ve ever felt in my entire life. Imagine if I came home now? A failure. Couldn’t handle it. All talk about wanting to get away and for this? Single bed and an apartment full of strangers. The Europe in the World people better be fucking awesome because as I see it [...]
The US’ Leading Export
Posted in Sports, The Netherlands on October 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last night, in a brightly-lit gym in the middle of Rotterdam’s industrial southern neighborhood, I had my first taste of European basketball. I was looking forward to seeing tall Dutchmen (the Dutch are the tallest people in the world, after all) and hear players yelling in languages I couldn’t distinguish. But as I flipped through [...]
Hatikva in the Streets
Posted in Germany, The Netherlands, tagged Germany, Hatikva on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Picture it: A group of international students (Norwegian, Canadian, German, Dutch) biking through the cobble-stone streets of Utrecht, drunk off cheap wine and too much Hoegaarden, on a search for hot fries and mayo. The talk turns from teasing each other about who’s going to fall off their bikes first, to a fear of admitting, [...]
American Patriotism?
Posted in The Netherlands on October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Maybe it’s the shit disturber in me, or my penchant for supporting the underdog, (or in this case, the one no one is particularly fond of) but never since arriving in Europe have I so wanted to defend the United States. And as one friend back in Montreal told me, “You know you’ve lost it, [...]
The Tortoise and the Hare
Posted in The Netherlands on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As I sat on a metal bench inside Utrecht Central, nearly an hour after stepping off the plane and flanked on all sides by over fifty kilograms of luggage, I couldn’t help but wonder, “What’s the rush?”
Perhaps it was my own inability to move through the station with ease, or my overwhelming lack of sleep [...]
Breaking Old Habits
Posted in The Netherlands on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve never been able to keep a diary. I remember wanting to though. I have too many notebooks to count, but all are empty, save for a page or two. Hopefully this blog won’t become another empty collection of (electronic) pages.
As an aspiring journalist, I feel that I need this one. I need to promote [...]
