Julia

I know the Netherlands as a safe country, with a stable economy and where people rate their lives an average of 8. What I liked about BA was that what the Netherlands can offer you do not have here. It is less safe, you see the prices of your milk rise every week, a lot of political and social problems and a lot of ‘hidden’ poverty. This sounds extremely negative, but I have not traveled to South America to live the same kind of life as in the Netherlands. In addition, the culture is also a lot warmer, you learn a new language and feel more sensuality and passion. What my image of BA was, was very different from other trainees, because I lived in San Telmo and worked in the ‘problem neighborhood’ La Boca.

Wouter found a perfect fitting internship that had to do with sexuality, a pin in a haystack!
I did an internship at an institution that helped residents of the La Boca neighborhood with, among other things, abuse and domestic violence. I did my graduation research on sexuality and culture in this neighborhood and then wrote a sexual education program for children, which is still used today. Together with my supervisor I gave play therapy to children and information meetings to (grand) parents where there was plenty of room for discussion.
Again that black edge made BA such a special time I never wanted to miss!