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Carole Fievetz

Carole Fievetz/20/UCV Bachelor’s student

“I come from Belgium but I’ve also lived in Finland, where I did my “second-last year” of high school, as we call it in Belgium. Going to a place where you don’t know anything, the people, the language, the culture..., is very exciting! Everything is new! Finish people speak English very well, and this also helped me practice my English before coming to the Netherlands.

I always had interest in nutrition and biology. Some while ago, I was working at a festival and I met a student from UCM. She told me about the university colleges and the fact that you can choose your own courses. I decided to have a look myself and I checked out UCM, but also UCV just below UCM on the website, and I thought, “okay, this one is actually even better”.

I found the “questions” on the UCV website most interesting, for instance “Does eating fatty fish make you smarter?” or “Do you wonder why chocolate can cheer you up? And I thought to myself: “Hey, yes! I do ask myself such questions”!

At UCV I concentrate now more on Psychology of Eating and Sustainability. Studying is not easy. You need to commit to it and I truly study a lot to gain knowledge and have the grades that I have. But I know that this is going to allow me to go abroad next semester, so it is worth it! No pain, no gain!

I am an active member of the International Study Association BEET in the Green Committee, and also the leader of the Green Impact Programme. I really like these initiatives and I am very surprised by the enthusiasm and willingness of the people here to make a change.

Every week I take yoga classes at the campus with Selma Reinhold and I love it! The way she talks, it just brings you somewhere else..., and you don't want to come back. If you have the chance to take a class here, you should try it!