Manatee

We are Hazal, Mandy and Lucas and we will be your mentors during the orientation week, and to give you an idea of who we are we will shortly introduce ourselves.

 

Good day and good afternoon and good evening! My name is Hazal, I am 25 years old (quarterlife crisis?) and I am a first-year master student Microbiology (cough cough sixth-year biologist) from the fascinating city of Arnhem, close to Nijmegen. My hobbies are anything creative (drawing, painting, you name it), enjoying (alcoholic) beverages with some friends on a terrace, playing Mario Kart on the Nintendo Switch, and lastly; being active in BeeVee! BeeVee is the study association for all (medical) biologists in Nijmegen. They organise all kinds of activities, such as workshops, parties and everything in between. I am member of the beautiful committee called SPIn (Site Perfecting Internetters), and we organise lasergaming, LAN nights and LEGO building activities. As mentioned, I am a microbiologist, meaning I like to look into (the DNA of) bacteria and archaea and I can tell you: they can do really really cool things, such as generating electricity. I have been mentor in 2022 and two years after I was part of the orientation committee. However, I didn’t get enough of all the orientations, so I am very happy to be mentor again for you Manatees! I am always there to talk to if you want, whether it is about the study, something personal or anything for that matter as I can be a good listener and love chatting. I am sure this week will be something you will never forget, and I look very much forward to meeting you!!

 

 

Helloooo, my name is Mandy! I’m 22 years old and a fourth-year biology student, currently finishing up my Bachelor. Even though I love plants, I am following the neurobiology trajectory. This will be my first time as a mentor, which is very exciting, because my own orientation in 2021 was still shortened because of some virus. I am really excited to show you all the beautiful parts of Nijmegen and the campus. I am not as active within BeeVee as my fellow Manatees, as I am only in the Cash Audit Committee. However, you will find me at a lot of the BeeVee activities from various committees. Next to this, I enjoy being (on the side of) a football field with some friends or in a park enjoying some sunshine with some craft beers and friends. I am really excited to meet you all in person and I hope you are all as excited as I am.  

 

Haiiii, I’m Lucas, I’m 26 years old, from Nijmegen, and a seventh-year biology student. Time flies, even during your quarterlife crisis ;) I am a member of many committees, such as SPIn, with whom I organise loads of fun activities such as the ones Hazal already mentioned! I also like hanging out with friends, playing a video game or two and trying to study in between. I myself was quite nervous for my own orientation, but it turned out to be great. I want to make sure you guys have an orientation which is just as amazing as my own. I’ll be watching over you, not only because I care about you, but also because I’m very tall :P

 

We hope you are as excited as we are for Orientation week and we cannot wait to see you in August! But in the meantime, be sure to follow the Instagram of our Biology Orientation Committee for updates and fun insights, @beevee_boc!

 

Love,

Lucas, Hazal and Mandy <3