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Samudraki's Saturdays Moving out of your home, city or even country for the first time can be daunting, yet exciting! University is all about discovering yourself and learning to be independent . If you're moving to university for the first time, and especially during 2020, a few things have changed from the regular university experience. Due to online classes, students are now home-bound for many hours than expected. This means that you actually do not need that "extra" luggage option when booking flights. So here I present to you, the ULTIMATE packing list to university in 2020! What you SHOULD bring to college:  Important Documents: Without these you can't register yourself at the city hall, hospital and university Passport ID card Student Visa Flight Information Admission Letter Medical Records & Prescriptions Insurance Bank Statements Travel Adapter: Without this your devices won't work, unless you buy new tech here Contact List: Make a list of all th...

Samudraki's Saturdays King's Day (which was earlier celebrated as Queen's Day) is celebrated on the 27th of April and marks the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. This day is recognised as a bank holiday in the Netherlands. However, the reality is that it's just another excuse for Dutchies to have an all-day city-wide party on the streets LEGALLY! Yes, you heard me right. Infact, the Dutch celebrate the eve of King's Day, - known as King's Night - with much more energy and dancing in the city center and clubs. Each city celebrates this day but for some reason Amsterdam is chosen by the public to be the ultimate party spot for this special weekend. I visited Amsterdam for King's Day last year and I wanted to share a few tips for this year's celebrations if you plan on heading towards Amsterdam. The timing of this blog cannot be more apt as we're just a few days from the biggest birthday party of the Netherlands!!! Be prepared to see the whole...

Samudraki's Saturdays The weekend is finally here and Christmas is only 4 days away. That means it's time for Christmas Holidays , yayyy!!! As a student living in Europe with family in India there's no way i'm going to just lay around in my apartment in a completely dead city for 2 weeks. All my Christmas breaks have been spent in travelling and exploring Europe (to be honest, it's the only time I get to travel due to a tough course structure) and it's been a blast! I'm a travel enthusiast and I seize ANY opportunity I get to travel around and I think it's a family habit, thanks mom and dad. Not to brag, but I've been to almost 9 countries since I've moved to college (in a span of 2.5 years).   Over these past few years, I've gone on student trips as well as solo trips which were alot of fun and filled with crazy activities, but at the same time I still remember how I was so terrified of what can happen on my first trip. Having ...