Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (WAU)

I was speaking a fluent Dutch when I arrived in Wageningen. I was keen on improving my Dutch. There were Dutch classes offered but only for the beginners and advanced. All Dutch people speak a very good English and they like to speak English. I still had the opportunity to speak Dutch at the bank, when shopping etc. I could also speak Dutch with some of my house mates. There are many international students, so I was speaking mostly English. Meeting all these internatinal students also provided me the chance to improve the other languages I speak. Overall, it was a great experience. I would rate it as excellent.

ninguno

It has been a great experience. Dutch people are very direct people nd very helpful. They tend to speak about the problems that might occur and solve them. Wageningen University also provides a great social experience and also work experience in seminar groups with international students. Concerning travelling there are many things to see in The Netherlands. There are the 5 islands in the North, near the Wadden Sea with a special flora and fauna and protected areas. There is Keukenhof, where in the end of April- beginning of May you can visit the most amazing flower garden. There is Amsterdam with its nightlife and museums. Rotterdam - the most modern town. Hague - a great town with Scheveningen nearby where you can enjoy the beach and the sand dunes. And then there are some other towns that cannot be missed - Delft, s'Hertogenbosch, Utrecht, Maastricht. If you study at Wageningen University you could go by bike to visit the Veluwe Park with special vegetation and the Kroller Muller museum with painting of van Gogh and pointilism. Outside there is a sculpture garden. I loved it. Overall i got so close to this small and flat country. I feel at home there.

You can basically choose where you want to live. There are several student hostels with the description of the space offered and the facilities. You can opt for your own bathroom and kitchen or you can opt for shared ones. I found some of the student hostels more expensieve when compared to the rent you have to pay when you live in a room rented in a house that you share with other students outside the campus.

De Vlaamse Reus - the best caffee in Wageningen