Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Perhaps your friends, family, or culture made you feel like the odd one out? You try to fit in, to adapt, to force yourself into someone you are not. Overflown by frustration and sadness, you ask yourself: ‘Why can’t I be more like them?’ What you are […]
During my bachelor’s I found a side-job as a student coach for elementary and secondary school children. I noticed that learning math or reading was not always as easy for others as it was for me. You sit next to a student, trying to explain one algebra exercise for the 10th time. While they are
The last few months have been exceptionally strange for all of us. For many, the closure of businesses and the outflow of students going back to their home countries make Maastricht feel empty. However, for my housemate Tristan and I, living in a beautiful street at the edge of the center, it has meant rediscovering
If you ever volunteered, it probably came from a desire to help others or to contribute to society. Your main drive to visit the elderly home or the foodbank every week was not for yourself; it was to make another one’s life just a little bit brighter. Besides, for your work as a volunteer you
It’s tough in your first year of university. The sky’s the limit in terms of what you can do, but it’s looking pretty intimidating up there. And before you can do any growing, you need to find out who you really are. One thing that’s great about Maastricht is the sheer volume of groups and
The first few weeks in our new house were a discovery period. We tried to meet the different social organizations active in Mariaberg, to get ourselves known to our neighbors and we took part in various social activities in the “buurtcentrum” (the neighbourhood community centre). Children in Mariaberg We then quickly realized that there were many
Onder de noemer ‘een dag niet ziek’ organiseert Match Maastricht samen met Circumflex en Saurus en de hulpdiensten op zaterdag 15 juni 2019 een speciale dag voor langdurig zieke kinderen. Tijdens deze dag kruipen kinderen in de huid van een brandweerman, politieagent, ambulanceverpleegkundige of militair. Ze zijn daarmee “de held van de dag”. Het doel
