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“Find Your Way in the Netherlands, Delft & TU Delft University”

Maastricht 3 Team

Magazine Guide

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1.Bike Tips

• PRIORITY DRIVERS• Give way on your right• Drivers on paved road• Tramdrivers

TRAM TRACK AHEAD

• PARKING• Pavements• Footpaths• Roadside

• LIGHTS• ‘x’ front wheels – ‘x’ front lights• Rear light• Optional direction indicators• No more!

• BIKE TRACK• Main carriageway in case broken

bike track.

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2.Cultural Differences Tips

• Open minded• Global Citizen• New friends• Positive attitude• Respect new culture• Forget and forgive

F e e l i n g l o s t ?

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Rent Allowance Tips3.

How can it be obtained?Step 1: Enroll to the Dutch municipalityStep 2: Receive your BSN numberStep 3: Apply online for the digid number (https://www.digid.nl ) for online transactions with public sectorStep 4: Receive your digid number.Step 5: Apply for rental allowance, by filling an online application via the following website http://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/prive/toeslagen/inloggen_op_mijn_toeslagen

Opportunity for a residential allowance

* Whenever the application is made, money is received for the whole rental period of your contract.

Who can claim it? Dutch municipality Low income Single room

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Health Care Tips4.

In Netherlands it is exceptionally rare to get a prescription for antibiotics. You will have to treat your illness in a more traditional way.

Student health practice, located at building 70 at TU Delft campus map, is dedicated to treating just TU Delft students.

Always bring your campus card and passport with you when you are about to ask for medical help.

Dutch health care is one of the best and efficient in the whole world. That is quite comforting to know

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Communication Tips5.

Cheapest internet bundle packet(with high speed): Zorgeloos Internet 100MB (provided by Vodafone). Monthly price only needs € 2,50.

Cheapest mobile subscription : Instap (provided by KPN). Monthly price only needs € 8,33.

Cheapest sim only subscription: 250 1 jaar (provided by Youfone). Monthly price only needs € 4,96 per 250 min

Cheapest prepaid card: TELE2 ( € 0.1 only)

http://www.bellen.com/mobiel/

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Food Tips6.

Where should I buy my food?

Cheap choices: Lidl and Aldi C1000 Turkish markets Ikea Cheap food markets in Delft centre on

Thursdays and Saturdays

More expensive – higher quality Albert Hejn

Another options: AH op ‘t Station Delft, SPAR, Hans Mayer

and Coop Wippolder

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Food Tips6.

FOOD DICTIONARYEnglish Dutch English Dutch

Bread Brood Cucumber KomkommerMilk Melk Dill DilleEgg Eieren Cauliflower Bloemkool

Cheese Kaas Onion UiJuice Appelsap Cabbage Kool

Orange Sinaas Lettuce SlaOil Olie Carrot Wortel

Pasta Pasta Potato AardappelPepper Peper Tomato Tomaat

Rice Rijst Green Pepper Groene PeperStake Karbonade Lamb Lam

Lemon Citroen Turkey KalkoenWine Wijn Pork VarkensvleesButter Boter Calf KalfCoffee Koffie Chicken KipBurger Hamburger Tone ToonWave Golf Sprat Sprot

Lobster Kreeft Octopus OctopusShrimp Garnaal Apple Appel

Fish Vis Pear PeerCherry Kers Mandarin Mandarijn

Mushroom Paddestoel Watermelon WatermeloenPeach Perzik Banana Banaan

Where should I buy my food?

Helpful information: Get a costumer discount cards

Empty glass or large plastic bottles can be returned to a special machine. The refund

receipt can be used at the checkout.

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Acculturation Objectives

Decisions Taken

Way of Cooperation

Discrepancies, Frictions, Solutions

Learned Lessons

Common problems & questions of a newcomer

Discussion, patience, cooperativeness, joint contribution

Task division according to interestsFriendly and pleasant collaboration

Missed a personDifferent points of view which came into agreement

Being open-minded to ideas, Considering positive approaches, Finding solutions, Using Facebook, Optimizing

ideas, Listening to others, Being patient

Process of the Project Work

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