Archive for October, 2005

The Arnhem TOEFL

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

To get accepted into the University of Melbourne as an exchange student, you need to come up with a form of proof to show that you’re proficient enough in the English language to be able to follow English lectures, communicate with others, etcetera. For this the TOEFL has been developed (TOEFL stands for Test of […]

Travel Writing

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

Writing down your experiences abroad is an excellent way to remember your travels by. At the same time it provides useful and fun resources for future travellers who might benefit from your writings.
This is exactly what WorldBackpackers.net is all about. I use the website myself for writing down my own travel experiences. All of this […]

A backpacker’s nightmare

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

Today my colleague came back to work after a two week holiday on Cyprus.
She proudly showed her red burnt skin, and told about the amazing temperatures, the steep prices, and her & her husband’s daily activities. Let me give an outline. In the daytime they’d sit at the hotel pool: she’d work on her embroidery […]

Here, There And Everywhere

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

A month ago I climbed a 2,500 meter high lava spewing volcano in Guatemala… And today, today I got to sleep late… Yay.
Since last Tuesday I’m a working man again. For a few days a week I do boring RSI inducing work for some company in an industrial area. From nine to five in an […]