UvA Intreeweek

Because I’m going to study in Amsterdam after summer vacation or next week actually I’ve decided to participate in the Intreeweek. During this introduction week you’ll not only meet fellow students, but also party a whole week long :D It’s already day 3 of Intreeweek, so only 2 more days to go! I decided to take a break from the program today, because I was so tired from all the walking and partying :P

Monday the Intreeweek kicked off with a welcome in Koninklijk Theater Carré with the mayor of Amsterdam (Job Cohen), the UvA Rector Magnificus and cabaret performer Javier Guzman. The theater was pretty impressive and my introduction group was nice too :) We had dinner at WAGAMAMA a super stylish Japanese orientated restaurant! Being a Japanese language student I found it a very nice surprise :oops: I heard the name of the restaurant, but I wasn’t sure if I heard it correctly. So I said to a fellow student: “Hmm~ wagamama, that’s the Japanese word for selfish - could it really be a Japanese restaurant?” I’m glad it was - I definitely want to go there more often!

After dinner we went to see some cafés and bars, oh - the one definitely worth mentioning is Bar Plan-C. Although we actually went there yesterday, the ambiance was perfect even during daytime ;) It’s also the location where student association Mercurius organises their drink evenings. It so much fun to discover all those new places in Amsterdam, but somehow it’s also tiring :neutral: Walking around all day *sigh* I always use Public Transportation in Amsterdam or Klaas gives me a lift on his bike :P But during the Intreeweek all I seem to do was walking around big Amsterdam!

Tuesday evening we all went to Pepsi Stage for performances of Guillermo & Tropical Danny, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Lange Frans & Baas B en The Party Squad. I seriously loved the dj of the last act - he’s really good! After that we went to HOTEL ARENA a very nice club, but it was waaaaay too crowded to be fun! :( I decided not stay at the end, luckily I could walk to the bus-stop with one of my group members. I was just in time to catch the bus to Klaas’ place, luckily I could stay at his place! That way I didn’t have to travel back to Leiden :mrgreen: LUCKY! Ugh~ time to get ready for bed, tomorrow will be filled with loads of fun (and energy zapping) activities!

In Diary on August 30th, 2006 | 14 Comments