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Other_Owl's attempt at a wellbeing blog

Hi, I'm Other_Owl, once again studying a masters in the Netherlands.
I'm going to follow the welcome thread Q.
How dare they say-you've probably given up on them and short lived.

So my goals-well basically I've chosen these within my limit.
My main goal is to be able to speak Dutch.
Try to swap MSc (_{if possible})❌
Try to bag this level 3 apprenticeship-I am doing something which I should have done at 18.
Get a new bike ✅
Try to build up confidence.

Why I want to work on my wellbeing?
Well I want to improve my mental health (the lockdown..) enable be able to socialise with more people-I'm so shy.

My thoughts and feelings for the year ahead
Hopefully I will get somewhere by the end of the year. The rates are low enough to people to live a (semi) normal life. Not declare the end of the pandemic-don't think it will end that easily. I'm feeling fine and nervous.

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Reply 1

BurstingBubbles

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Best of luck with the goals! :woo:

Reply 2

DrawTheLine

Good luck with all your goals! I'm excited to see your progress :biggrin:

Reply 3

User148

Are you getting non-repayable funding for your masters? I was considering going down that route but concerned by the £10,000 cost.

Reply 4

Other_Owl

Original post by User148

Are you getting non-repayable funding for your masters? I was considering going down that route but concerned by the £10,000 cost.

I studying in the Netherlands I got charged €2,083

Reply 5

Other_Owl

I got chilli pepper burn on my face and had to rub honey over it. It works but I'm sticky now.

Reply 6

Other_Owl

Going through the Dutch Grammar rules and emailed the company still no reply.

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Reply 7

Other_Owl

Tried speaking Dutch today, got spoken back in English 🤦*♀️

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Reply 8

Other_Owl

Found out I wrote out some chapter titles twice! I had to rub out and replace with the original while adding the subjective.

Reply 9

Other_Owl

Nothing today special trying to cook a jumbo sausage roll.

Reply 10

Other_Owl

Curfew starts today, stop going out on 9.00pm to 4.30am due to the Dutch government trying to control the covid. So BORED. Wish I started reading flashcards with sentences earlier.

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Reply 11

Other_Owl

Praticing the Dutch sentence cards, its tough and yet helps.

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Reply 12

Other_Owl

Well did started the shopping late and was told the shop is closing 8.45pm. Had to quickly cycling back on my bike due to this curfew as you are not allowed to leave your house at 9.00pm until 4.30 am.

Reply 13

Other_Owl

Nothing really special going on. It sucks you have to carefully time your activities.

Reply 14

DrawTheLine

Original post by Other_Owl

That doesn't sound like enough time for the staff in the shop to close up, clean up and then get home in 15 minutes! Are there exceptions to the curfew rules? I'd hope so :redface:

Reply 15

Other_Owl

Original post by DrawTheLine

That doesn't sound like enough time for the staff in the shop to close up, clean up and then get home in 15 minutes! Are there exceptions to the curfew rules? I'd hope so :redface:

Medical staff, walking dog, travelling back etc- check the website. Although you need to fill out a form WHY you are going past curfew-bar walking dogs.

Reply 16

DrawTheLine

Original post by Other_Owl

Medical staff, walking dog, travelling back etc- check the website. Although you need to fill out a form WHY you are going past curfew-bar walking dogs.