Orca

Dear little Orca’s!!! Congratulations! You are now part of the introduction week, one of the most exciting weeks of your whole uni-carreer!!! We know this, because we are gonna make sure of that!! But who is ‘we’??? We are Lina, Niels and Pleun, your mentors of this week, and we’re going to show you the ins and outs of Nijmegen, Biology and uni-life!!!! We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you, and we hope that you are excited as well!!!

Something about ourselves:

First is me, Niels. I am 23 years old, next year a 7th year Biologist, and a second-year master-student. I was born in Breda, raised in Ede, and have now been living in Nijmegen for about 3 years (with a little exchange to Barcelona in between). I have been a proud member for 4 years (and chairman for 1), of the beautiful ATP, the sports committee of the biology study-association Beevee. This is also where I met your two other amazing, beautiful mentors Pleun and Lina! Next to spending time with my friends, I enjoy playing sports like football and squash, watching some good movies, and having a drink on a terrace! I am very excited to meet all of you, and will try my best to give you the best introduction to Biology and student life in Nijmegen ever!

Helloo dear orcas!! My name is Pleun, I’m 21 years old and I’ll be a second-year biology student. I was born and raised in a small town next to Nijmegen, called Groesbeek. I’m still unsure which direction I want to take within biology, as my interests are very broad, and I find almost everything fascinating :D The same goes for my activities outside of my studies. I like creative things such as painting, drawing and photography. I also enjoy cooking and baking, singing in the campus choir, and I play for the student football association. Additionally, I’m an active member of the study association as part of ATP, the sports committee (just like Lina and Niels). Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions about your studies, personal matters, or if you just want to have a chat! I can’t wait to meet you all and hope you’re just as excited as I am to make this an amazing week together!!! <3

And your last mentor will be me! My name is Lina, I’m 19 old. I’ll be a second year, just like Pleun. I’m the only international in this trio. I was born and raised in Bordeaux, France. But my father is Dutch so I can understand the language although my speaking skills are lacking, even after a year here, so you’re welcome to speak Dutch, English, or even French if you’d like! I’m a very curious person, so I love reading, whether it’s a book, a comic or anything that is informative. I also love hiking, and nature in general and since I discovered NS wandeling I want to do all of them! I’m quite involved in BeeVee (the biology association of Radboud) as I’m in two committees: ATP (the sports committees, where I met Niels) and FYC (the first-year committee). I’m really looking forward to meeting all of you and show you around Nijmegen and Uni! Please feel free to contact me if you have a question or just want to chat, I’d be happy to answer anything! Can’t wait to meet you all!