It’s All Fun and Games

Yesterday, a good friend of mine from the U.S. emailed me:

"… Both A and B have been asking about you wondering what you are doing for excitement in Rotterdam - I tell them you are a very dedicated worker who has little time for fun and games - of course they do not believe me!"

They really shouldn’t believe him. Besides preparing for and going to classes a few times a week, it’s all been fun and games in Rotterdam.

Frankly, I haven’t been out this much during my time at law school in Copenhagen. Of course that’s not because my friends in Copenhagen are more boring than my fellow exchange students in Rotterdam, but there are many more offers and occasions to go out and have a beer or a drink. And it’s so f**king cheap compared to Copenhagen!

An example: the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), which is the student organization for international and exchange students at the Erasmus University, arranges a so-called Social Drink every Tuesday. They offer beer at more than reasonable prices, you get to spend some time with your international friends and meet many more. So, what the ESN Social Drink really is: an excellent excuse for getting drunk on a Tuesday… And you gotta love that idea! (Especially when you don’t have classes on Wednesdays which I don’t.)

Being an exchange student – albeit the beer budget heading may be exceeded – is all fun and games.

A and B is substitute for the real names of two other American friends. I won’t post their real names for privacy reasons.