Languages are mysterious things. Somehow, different people around the globe over thounsands of years managed to create their own, unique languages. Have you ever wondered how many are out there? What do they look like or even sound like? Here in Leeuwarden, there’s just the place where you can find these answers! More
Posts with: Leeuwarden
YourPost’s DNA: Candela Cardona from Spain
My name is Candela, but you can call me Dela! I am a 20-years-old Journalism student. I come from Málaga, a city in southern Spain. I am an exchange student in the NHL Stenden, right now in Communication, and last semester in Transmedia Storytelling. More
People of Leeuwarden [1]: Patrick Ricao
We are happy to introduce to you our first story about an emerging musician living in Friesland. Patrick Ricao is a singer/songwriter whom I met around three years ago. More
Show your Arts on 20x18cm
Gallery Westerkade organises the exhibition ‘Artist show your Arts on 20×18 in 2018’. In this exhibition more than 500 block panels of the format of 20x18cm, made by more than 350 artists from many different fields, are displayed. More
Citizens of Liwadden [2]: Ricky van Daalen
‘Citizens of Liwadden’ (‘Inwoners van Liwadden’) is a series of video portraits of remarkable citizens from Leeuwarden. In part 2 Ricky van Daalen, probably Liwaddens most famous folk singer, because of his famous song ‘Genot’, tells about his career and drives..
Eternalize your mark in Leeuwarden with DNA
What is the best way to eternalize someone’s presence somewhere? A statue, perhaps. Or maybe a painting. Good options, but nothing can beat our DNA. The one thing that we all have in common but that makes each one of us different and unique. To celebrate that, Leeuwarden is collecting its citizens’ DNA. However, it is not what you would think. More
YourPost’s DNA: Nadja Nordström from Sweden
Hej/Hoi/Hello! My name is Nadja Nordström and I’m 24 years old. I was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. The purpose of my move to Leeuwarden is because I’m an exchange student at the NHL Stenden. My major and field is within Communications. Back home in Sweden, I study at a University called the Mid University, which is located in a town called Sundsvall. More
People of Leeuwarden – Intro
Attention readers! The YourPost team is happy to announce to you its newest rubric –“People of Leeuwarden”. Dedicated specially to people and for people to read, this rubric will tell the stories of different men and women who live in Leeuwarden. Our ultimate goal is to show the diverse citizens of this beautiful city and to introduce them to you –our readers. More
People of Leeuwarden – A new series – Intro
Attention readers! The YourPost team is happy to announce to you its newest rubric –“People of Leeuwarden”. Dedicated specially to people and for people to read, this rubric will tell the stories of different men and women who live in Leeuwarden. Our ultimate goal is to show the diverse citizens of this beautiful city and to introduce them to you –our readers.
Every week we will publish a photo of a person whose life you will read about. However, not everything will be revealed with the photo –the YourPost team hopes to give you the chance to guess and discuss what this person’s story is. We ask you to be creative and to give your honest (and nice) opinion about the lovely people that we will introduce to you. A day after the photo has been shared with you, we will publish an official post about the person on our Website.
You can expect our first story this week – gather up your ideas and let your imagination work.
The Secrets of Leeuwarden [2]: De Oldehove
‘The Secrets of Leeuwarden’ is a YourPost series of videos about famous Leeuwarder buildings and their secrets. In this episode Willian Lord tells about the iconic and crooked Leeuwarder landmark the Oldehove.
Citizens of Liwadden [1]: Ludo van der Veen
‘Citizens of Liwadden’ (‘Inwoners van Liwadden’) is a series of video portraits of remarkable citizens from Leeuwarden. In part 1 Ludo van der Veen’s story about his very special relation with Lego.
Elfstedentocht, the Tour of the tours, the dream of the dreams
A winter time is here again and every Frisian wishes only the same – let Eleven cities tour (Elfstedentocht) come to alive. For the ones who don’t know, Elfstedentocht is ice skating race about 200 km long. Through canals, rivers and lakes of 11 Frisian towns take part various participants. There are ones who want to just enjoy the race as the leisure time activity and the ones who really want to participate in this legendary race. Usually they are 16 thousand people but the finish line pass only one percent of them. More
From Portugal and Finland to an animal ambulance in Leeuwarden
As part of their student experience in Leeuwarden, Emmi (21, from Finland) and Leonor (20, from Portugal) went on a full day of work with the Animal Ambulance that takes control of animals in distress that require emergency medical care. More
A world trip through time
LEEUWARDEN – When visiting the ‘Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics’, here in Leeuwarden, you can basically expect to travel the world through time. Instead of only showing ceramics you can learn about the history of it, especially how the Dutch ceramic become popular. More
Annemaaike Bakker from De Stormruiter: „I never sat on a horse before“
Annemaaike Bakker plays the female lead character in the production “de Stormruiter”, based on a novel by Theodor Storm. “De Stormruiter”, is presented to the audience from September until October 2018 in the WTC Expo in Leeuwarden, which is especially created for Cultural Capital 2018 Leeuwarden-Fryslân. The story themes are the fight against water and the formation of the Friesian Horse. I had the opportunity to get Annemaaike on the phone and talked with her about her life and her love for the theatre. More
YourPost presents promo video
With the presentation of its own promotional film, YourPost, the online news agency for citizen journalism, had its own red carpet moment last week. Exchange students, guests of NHL Stenden and volunteers met at this cheerful gathering in the Kanselarij. With an enthusiastic speech, Mayor Ferd Crone also showed his interest. With the press on a button he started the video (see photo). More
Lend a Frisian explained
The food heaven on the Friday market
Have you ever wondered why the city of Leeuwarden is always so busy on Fridays and why everyone is hurrying in the city center? Well, that is because of the farmers market, which is a temporary market organized only on Fridays on Wilhelminaplein, and for those who don’t know Leeuwarden yet, that’s in the city center, in front of the Fries Museum. The market is opened from the morning until afternoon, offering the best, ecological products at discounted prices. More
YourPost contributes to DNA artwork
The art project DNALWD2018 collects the personal stories or memories of everyone who has ‘something’ with Leeuwarden. Stories about work, friendship, hobby, the love for your partner or passion for your sport. The possibilities are endless. The editors of YourPost also feel involved in this community art project.
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Tereza Baráková from Czech Republic – YourPost’s DNA
Hi all! My name is Tereza Baráková, I’m 22 years old and I moved to Leeuwarden for my exchange stay at NHL where my major is Communication. I come from the Czech Republic where I study Marketing Communication in the beautiful city called Zlin. More
10 things you should know about living in Leeuwarden
Living in Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland has its own advantages. Nice people all around, pleasant environment, very unexpecting weather, maybe Dutch stereotypes or good habits. New student in a town? Moving here these days? Just curious? There are some funny facts you should certainly know! More
