A blog by ESSET staff & students
Welcome Back! Just as quickly as the summer came, it ended. Now, we are in yet another first week of the program. It is a new atmosphere now that things have somewhat returned to normal. Not only are students able to follow classes onsite but have also been able to engage physically with each other. This week has been... Continue Reading →
2-minute read Exams are almost over and what better way to give us a taste of what is to come after COVID than to end our first year with a fieldwork activity? Last week, ESSET students went out in the field as we explored the ecological outdoors of the Mastbos forest. I think I speak... Continue Reading →
The academic year has ended, and the holidays have started! It was a crazy rollercoaster this year, although it felt like the rollercoaster itself was hardly moving due to the COVID situation. But the students, teachers and staff survived and thrived, and are now looking forward to a well-deserved Summer break. Paul and Maurits, two... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone, just popping in to let you know that the ESSET blog team is wishing you all the best of luck as you write your final exams for this year! As you walk into that examination room, wherever it is, just remember that you were born to achieve great things in life! You can... Continue Reading →
2-minute read Issues mentioned in “Seaspiracy I recently watched the “Seaspiracy” documentary on Netflix, and although many are flabbergasted by the spotlight put on the flaws of the fishing industry, I was not as surprised by this. This has been happening for quite some time now. The documentary highlights how commercial fishing pollutes the ocean... Continue Reading →
THE VEGETARIAN CHALLENGE BY GREEN OFFICE! A picture above to show the best options for Non-meat eaters! Hello everyone, some of you may know me but if you do not, my name is Lauren Regadas, who is a first year ESSET student. I decided to do the Vegetarian Challenge by Green Office this year and... Continue Reading →
2-minute read Growing up on the islands, budgeting has always been a big part of my life. My budgeting enabled me to get everything that I wanted and/or needed. Recently, I have had some conversations about budgeting as a student, and tricks to help bring the budget down. For the better part of 8 months,... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! For those who do not know me yet, my name is Lauren Regadas and I am one-third of the Esset Student Blog Team (ESBT). I was born and raised in Harare, the Capital City of Zimbabwe, on the continent of Africa. To set the facts straight for those of you concerned, we don’t... Continue Reading →
Various ESSET students, in collaboration with students from the college Curio in Breda, participated in a fieldwork activity in Breda last Thursday. Goal of the fieldwork activity was to gain insights on building a climate resilient city - learning by doing on the spot! Armed with large netting equipment students made an inventory of the... Continue Reading →
Most of our minds are occupied with the thought of how to help save the environment and stop our home planet from warming up even more. The most asked question here is, how can we do it; what can we as individuals do to help? The book, “We are the Weather” by Jonathan Safran Foer... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, a queer community group has been created especially for international students of Avans. This little group is made up of diverse, warm, and welcoming fellow queers who just want to meet other people from the community, chat, and hang out. Currently, our main mode of communication is via an awesome WhatsApp... Continue Reading →
5-minute read Although many of us are over this “new normal”, the COVID situation has been a blessing in disguise for at least one of our fellow students. So why not live vicariously through him?! Eighteen-year-old Jerhemy Owen went back to Indonesia over the Christmas holidays, and despite what is currently happening in the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
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