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Saturday 25 auguSt 2018

Amsterdam welcomed their new residents

because: “It is wonderful my hobby and I brought
to receive something from all my fencing gear from
Amsterdam but it is even Aruba. I am going to study
better to offer something Nutrition & Dietetics at the
of yourself. It’s the people Amsterdam University of
who make Amsterdam: a Applied Sciences (Hoge-
pleasant city that is enjoy- school van Amsterdam). I
able to live in.” live with a group of fellow
students from Aruba at the
The City of Amsterdam has Campus Diemen.” - Tirslain,
been organising these offi- 21 years old, first-year stu-
cial welcome ceremonies dent from Aruba.
since 2011 because the city
has a special bond with the The ministers Plenipotentia-
overseas islands. The city ry of Curaçao, Aruba and
hopes this meeting will give Sint Maarten were present
these youngsters a good and all held an encourag-
start. At their age it’s quite ing speech about being
a big step to leave behind proud coming from one
everything they know in or- of the Caribbean islands.
der to go and study in the Miss Amsterdam presented
Netherlands. As you can the Caribbean Amsterdam
imagine this is not easy. But quiz on behalf of the City of
AMSTERDAM — Each year Eustatius. The youngsters the students assured us that Amsterdam.
a big group of students “From now on you are real are starting their further they are looking forward to The meeting took place in
who graduated high school Amsterdam residents, Wel- education in September, it and they are filled with Amsterdam city hall and
chooses to leave their na- kom, Bon Bini, Welcome!” entering a university, a uni- confidence. was concluded with an
tive island in order to con- With these words deputy versity of applied sciences information market, fea-
tinue developing their stud- mayor Groot Wassink wel- or a vocational educa- Quotes from students: turing various educational
ies. The majority goes to comed fifty youngsters tion institute. Groot Was- “I choose Amsterdam be- institutes and network or-
Netherlands and chooses from Curaçao, Aruba, Bo- sink hopes the students will cause there is a good fenc- ganisations presenting
for the capital, Amsterdam. naire, Sint Maarten and Sint leave a footprint in the city, ing school here. Fencing is themselves. q