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Interview Julie, with my father

GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were a teenager?

When I was younger, I lived with my mother, my father and my little sister who was younger.

2. How many people were there in your parents' families?

My mother was an only child, and my father had a sister and two brothers.

3. With how many people did you live in the same house?

I lived with my parents and my little sister.

4. Where did you live with your parents? (Add a map or a picture of Google Maps to your Weebly)

I lived in Helmond in the Netherlands.

5. Do you remember a historical event or historical fact from when you were a teenager, related to
either India, Europe or worldwide?
a. a. Why did this event impress you?

When I was a teenager, the event that impressed me the most was the fall of the wall in Berlin, because it used
to have a lot of impact on the world.

SUB QUESTIONS FOR THE TOPIC 'GENDER RELATED ROLES'


 Main research question: Have the positions of both genders changed with regards to education,
classic gender roles and (career) opportunities?

1. Were there differences in the upbringing of boys and girls?

a. Were boys and girls treated equally in your family?

b. Can you give some examples on equal/unequal treatment of boys and girls in your family?

Not really, of course there were differences but not ones that mattered.
2. Did boys and girls have the same rights and access to education?

a. Were their differences in the kind of high schools that boys and girls chose?

b. If there were differences, can you specify these?

C. Were girls considered as 'different from boys' at school? If so, in what way?

Yes, they did, there were no differences. Neither in school, only the small differences

3. What differences were there between men and women in the work field?

a. Were there 'male jobs and female jobs'?

b. If so, what kind of jobs were typical 'male jobs' and what kind of jobs were typical female jobs?

c. Did women and men have equal opportunities in the work field?

Men would have jobs like architect or lawyer, women would most likely not work, but most nurses were
female. They did have equal opportunities but most of the time, men would work, women would be at home.

4. Did women receive the same salary as men?

Yes they did.

5. How were household chores divided among men women?

a. Did men help women with the chores?

b. If they did, which were the chores that the men did, and which were the chores that the women did?

Most of the time, a women would do all the chores at home and men would go out to work.

If men would help, they would do the dishes or chores in the garden

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Interview with Teun’s mother, Machteld Reichmann, 44
years old, born In Hilversum, The Netherlands.

GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were a teenager?

I lived with my mother and brother. My parents divorced when I was 12 years old.

2. How many people were there in your parents’ families?

My mother (1949) grew up with her parents and one younger brother and one younger sister. My
father (1949) also grew up with a younger brother and sister.

3. With how many people did you live in the same house?

I lived with two other people, my mother, and my brother.

4. Where did you live with your parents?

I lived in a small village, Kortenhoef, which is next to the town of Hilversum.

5. Do you remember a historical event or historical fact from when you were a teenager,
related to either India, Europe or worldwide?

I very well remember the start of the Gulf War by the USA. It made a big impression and I still
remember feeling afraid that another World War might start and that nuclear weapons might be
used. I was in the international school of Hilversum, and many children that lived there as expats
with their parents came back home and came to my school.

SUB QUESTIONS FOR THE TOPIC 'GENDER RELATED ROLES'

1. Were there differences in the upbringing of boys and girls?

a. Were boys and girls treated equally in your family?

Yes.

b. Can you give some examples on equal/unequal treatment of boys and girls in your family?

There was no different treatment. My brother and I were given the same opportunities and
education. We were allowed to do the same activities and received equal amounts of pocket and
clothing money.
2. Did boys and girls have the same rights and access to education?

a. Were there differences in the kind of high schools that boys and girls chose?

No.

b. If there were differences, can you specify?

There were no differences.

c. Were girls considered as “different from boys” at school? If so, in what way?

Not really. Most girls were more serious than the boys, this however was not considered by other
people, but was simply the situation. Girls and boys were treated equally.

3. What differences were there between men and women in the work field?

a. Were there ‘male jobs’ and ‘female jobs’?

Yes, more than nowadays, I think. More woman stayed at home with the children and men usually
earned the families’ income.

b. If so, what kind of jobs were typical ‘male jobs’ and what kind of jobs were typical ‘female
jobs’?

The top jobs were usually filled up by men, more than now, where diversity is a big issue.

c. Did women and men have equal opportunities in the work field?

Not as much as now. In the 1990’s it was more common that women stayed home with their
children. Part time working in higher jobs was not common. I think nowadays women have better
opportunities, however still not the same as men.

4. Did women receive the same salary as men?

Women certainly did (and still do not) receive the same salary as men.
5. How were household chores divided among men and women?

a. Did men help the women with the chores?

Mostly the women did the household chores because they did not have jobs.

b. If they did, which were the chores the men did, and which were the chores the women did?

The men usually had few chores, such as taking out the trash. Women did all the other chores such
as taking care of the children, cooking, groceries, cleaning, etc.

6. Has the position of women in society changed with the help of the government?

a. If so, what changed?

The government for example has made day-care for children much more affordable, which makes it
easier for woman to work. Also, equality becomes more and more important.
Interview Marian Roijers (Grandma Lennart) 64 years old

GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were a teenager?
My father was a crane operator, my mother was a housewife, my brother was in primary technical
school, and I worked in the supermarket.

2. How many people were in your parent’s families?


4 people

3. With how many people did you live in the same house?
5 people our grandpa also lived with us.

4. Where did you live with your parents?


Valkenburg South-Holland.

5. Do you remember a historical event or historical fact from when you were a teenager, related
to either India, Europe or worldwide?
The death of Martin Luther King
6. Why did this event impress you?
I thought it was a shocking event that such a big person was killed. My parents were really upset
about it. They even had tile with a photo of him in the room. I thought it was a bit exaggerated.

SUB QUESTIONS FOR THE TOPIC 'GENDER RELATED ROLES'

1. Were there differences in the upbringing of boys and girls?


Yes, there were differences, my brother was always allowed to do more than me.

a. Were boys and girls treated equally in your family?


No boys and girls were not treated equally.

b. Can you give some example on equal/unequal treatment of boys and girls in your family?
My brother was allowed to come home later then me, he was allowed to go to school himself, I was
not allowed to go to school by myself. I always had to go with the bus. My brother didn’t need to do
chores. He only needed to wash the dishes. Although he almost never did them.

2. Did boys and girls have the same rights and access to education?
Yes, I think boys and girls had the same rights and access to education.

a. Were there differences in the kind of high schools that boys and girls chose?
Yes, there were.

b. If there were differences, can you specify these?


Boys often chose for technical schools and girls often chose the care side

c. Were girls considered as different from boys at school? If so, in what way
Not in my opinion.

3. What differences were there between men and woman in the work field?
Not in my experience

a. Were there male jobs and female jobs?


Yes, there were.

b. If so, what kind of jobs were typical male jobs and what kind of jobs were typical female jobs?
A typical job for males were working in construction and a typical job for woman were working in
the care or in shops or supermarkets.

c. Did woman and men have equal opportunities in the work field?
I think men had a better chance at getting a good job.

4. Did woman receive the same salary as men?


No, they didn’t. At this moment men still get paid more than women.
5. How were household chores divided among men and women?
Normally the women did almost everything in the house, but my father and grandfather also did
some chores in the house. Which did not happen that much in that time.

a. Did men help woman with the chores?


Yes, they did.

b. If they did, which were the chores that the men did, and which were the chores that the woman
did?
The men washed the dishes, and the women cleaned the house.

5. Has the position of woman in the society changed from when you were a teenager and now,
with help of the government? If so, how?
women used to be automatically housewives, but that changed with the help of the government.
Interview Esther Glasbergen - van der Boon (Mother Sanne)
36 years old
GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were younger?

I lived with a father, a mother, a brother and when I was a bit older, we got a dog. My grandmother
also lived in our house so we could take care of her. She did have her own place.

2. Were there many differences between the upbringing of boys and girls? You and your
brother for example.

Not many. My parents were more protective over me. I don’t know if that had to do with the fact
that I was a girl or that my brother was older than me. He had at an earlier age more freedom and
he was able to go somewhere alone earlier.

3. How many people were there in the family of your parent’s?

My father had six brothers and sisters. So, they lived with two parents and seven children. My
mother had three brothers and sisters. She lived with two parents and four children.

4. Where did you live with your parents?

I was born in Sassenheim and lived there till I turned ten. Then we moved to Katwijk to take care of
my grandma.

5. Do you remember an event in your life that had to do with Europe and why did this
impress you?

With my family we only went to vacation in the Netherlands or right across the border in Germany or
Belgium and we always went by car. In that time, it wasn’t very usual to go on vacation abroad with
your family. Only when I was around fourteen, we went abroad more often. Once we had a trip from
my father’s job to Paris. I remember that very well, it was so cool. When I was seventeen, I went by
airplane for the first time in my life. My dad and I went to London together.

6. Did boys and girls have the same rights in education and on the work field (salary)?

As a child, you weren’t really worrying about salary, but woman didn’t work that often. Usually,
women were at home with the children and men were working all day. It wasn’t usual for a woman
to work. My mom didn’t work, and I know that all my friend’s moms didn’t work either. The woman’s
took care of the household and the children, and the men earned money. That was how it was
divided. So, when my dad came home from work, he sat down and read the newspaper. While my
mom was cooking diner. At school I didn’t notice any difference between boys and girls. We were all
treated the same.

7. How were the household chores divided between woman and men (in your family)?

My father never did any chores, neither did my brother. My mom didn’t really want anyone to help
her. She liked to do it her own. But I guess that I was more often suspects to help her in the
household than my brother. On the other hand, I did like it to do something like chores together with
my mom.

8. Has the position of woman in the society changed from when you were a teenager and
now, with help of the government? If so, how?

It sure has. Because when I was younger, it was very unusual for a woman to have a job. You were
even fired when you got married. My mother got to work on with high exceptions, but when she got
my brother, she did really have to stop working. And right now, my husband and I both work fulltime
and in the household, things are divided more equally. But right now, I think there is more expected
from a woman. It was very clear that you had to do of course. Kids and the household. Now you still
must do that but working adds up to that. At least you don’t get fired when you get married. It is
now expected from a woman to earn money herself too. I think feminism, which was already there
when I was younger, also had a big role in this. And I have profit from that now.
Interview Jack Glasbergen (grandpa Sanne) 69 years old
GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were younger?

I’m the youngest child of my family. I have two parents and two brothers: Wim and Piet. There was
always someone at home which was nice.

2. Were there many differences between the upbringing of boys and girls? You and your
brother for example.

I wasn’t really involved in it closely, because I only had brothers and didn't have a lot of girls in the
rest of my family either. But I do think that woman was held at home more often and had to help in
the household.

3. How many people were there in the family of your parent’s?

My parents both had big families of more than four children.

4. Where did you live with your parents?

I was born in the Kerkstraat in Rijnsburg and when I was two years old, we moved to the
Narcissenstraat. I lived there until I married.

5. Do you remember an event in your life that had to do with Europe and why did this
impress you?

Now from when I was a teenager, that happened later. Now I’m going to Romania with an
organisation, and we have a group of people who we financially support, and we always bring stuff
from Holland for them. I’m doing this for a long time already but not when I was younger. The first
time was a few years after I married.

6. Did boys and girls have the same rights in education and on the work field (salary)?

Woman did the chores in the household and the income was earned by men. That was only changed
years later. My wife was already busy with the household from a young age. Just like my mother. My
wife went to a collage specified in this. I only did elementary school and went to work when I turned
twelve.

7. How were the household chores divided between woman and men (in your family)?

My mother did the household. My father, brothers and I didn’t have to do any chores. My uncle was
carpenter and fixed a lot of things in our house.

8. Has the position of woman in the society changed from when you were a teenager and
now, with help of the government? If so, how?

Yes, because when I was younger, salary was earned by men and woman didn’t work, but stayed at
home to do the household and take care of the kids. Nowadays, almost every woman works and
mostly just as much as men.

Interview Dicky van der Plas (grandmother Youri)


GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were a teenager?

I was the eldest child of 4 children, and I had 1 brother who was 2 years younger and 2 sisters
8 and 10 years younger than I. we lived in a comfortable house in Katwijk and I went to
school in Leiden.

2. How many people were there in your parents’ families?

We were with 6 people, father, mother and 4 children.

3. With how many people did you live in the same house?

With 6 people, with one family in one home.

4. Where did you live with your parents?

We lived in Katwijk Aan zee, Varkenvissers-straat 120 (house is still


there.)

5. Do you remember a historical event or historical fact from when you were a teenager
related to either India, Europe or worldwide and why did this impress you?

Well, I remember in Europe there was a revolution in Hungary. And worldwide the
assassination of President Kennedy of the USA. The situation in Hungary the people of
Hungary were angry at the Russians who ruled the country and they (the people of Hungary)
wanted to govern their own country, the assassination of people. The murder of Kennedy
was horrible because they shot a hard-working man.

SUB QUESTIONS FOR THE TOPIC 'GENDER RELATED ROLES'


1. Were there differences in the upbringing of boys and girls?

a. Were boys and girls treated equally in your family?

yes.

b. Can you give some examples on equal/unequal treatment of boys and girls in your
family?

we all had the same opportunities in education and jobs and to study.

2. Did boys and girls have the same rights and access to education?

a. Was there differences in the kind of high schools that boys and girls chose?

No.

b. If there were differences, can you specify these?

There were no differences.

c. were girls considered as ‘different from boys’ at school? If so, in what way?

Not for me.

3. What differences were there between men and women in the work field?

a. Were there ‘male jobs’ and ‘female jobs?

yes.

b. If so, what kind of jobs were typical ‘male jobs and what kind of jobs were typical
‘female jobs?

Male jobs were technical jobs and legal jobs and female were caring jobs like nursing,
housekeeping, secretary in an office.

c. Did women and men have equal opportunities in the work field?

Not really.

4. Did women receive the same salary as men?

Mainly not, but I chose to be a teacher, so I chose in the educational field because the
salary was the same.

5. How were household chores divided among men and women?

a. Did men help women with the chores?

Well, in my youth the woman stayed home for the housekeeping and raised the children and
men went out for work and earned the money.
b. If they did, which were the chores that the men did, and which were the chores that the
women did?

yes, the woman did all the cooking and housekeeping and men cut the meat on
Sundays.

6. Has the position of women in society changed with the help of the government?

a. If so, ow has it changed?

it has changed, woman also go out of the house and work and housekeeping divided
between partners.
Interview Arnoud van Sterkenburg
(Father Sophie van Sterkenburg) 50 years old
GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were a teenager?
I grew up with my parents, 2 brothers and 1 sister. My brother Rogier is two years
younger than I am, my brother Matthijs is 5 years younger, and my sister Maayke is 10
years younger.

2. How many people were there in your parents


families?
My mother has three brothers, my father has one
sister.

3. With how many people did you live in the same house?
We lived with 6 people in the same house.

4. Where did you live with your parents?


We lived in Leiden, North side of the city, in an area called “De Merenwijk” .

5. Do you remember a historical event or historical fact from when you were a teenager?
On December 21, 1988,  Pan Am Flight 103  was blown up over the village of Lockerbie,
Scotland, while on its way from London's Heathrow Airport to New York's JFK. It
impressed me because the bombing killed all 259 people on board, plus 11 people on the
ground, totalling 270 fatalities who were citizens of 21 nationalities.

SUB QUESTIONS FOR THE TOPIC 'GENDER RELATED ROLES'

1. Were there differences in the upbringing of boys and girls?

1a. Boys and girls were treated equally in my family.

1b. We all got the same opportunities. Only difference I can remember is that my sister
was not allowed to go home alone when going out; me and my brothers did not have
this obligation.

2. Did boys and girls have the same rights and access to education?

2a. We all went to the same school, the Rijnlands Lyceum in Oegstgeest.

2b. Not applicable.

2c. Not at all, as far as I can remember.


3. What differences were there between men and women in the work field?

3a. Yes, there were male and female jobs.

3b. Examples of male jobs were senior management positions, construction workers,
pilots, doctors, soldiers; example of female jobs were primary school teachers, nurses
and by then many women stayed at home to take care of the children.

4. Did women receive the same salary as men?

No, unfortunately women get less salary than men, for comparable jobs.

5. How were household chores divided among men and women?

5a. In my family this was the case, although on a limited scale. But this differs from one
family to the other

5b. Cleaning and the laundry were generically speaking typical chores the women took
care of; doing grocery shopping were tasks which men participated in.

6. Has the position of women in society changed with the help of the government?

Position of women has changed over time. There are more women in ‘male’ jobs, more
women in senior management positions, more women that work outside the house. On
the other hand, men are more active in doing household chores and play a more active
role in raising the children.

Unfortunately, there is still room for improvement. Still, there are cases in which women earn
less than men in equal positions and still the percentage of women in senior positions
and in ‘male’ jobs need to go up.
Interview Sophie van Sterkenburg (student)

GENERAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Can you give a short description of your family when you were a teenager?

I am the youngest child because I have a brother, who is 18 years old and a sister, who is 19 years
old. My parents are divorced, so every week I pack my things to go to the other house.

2. How many people were there in your parent’s families?

In total my whole family consists of 25 persons.

3. With how many people did you live in the same house?

As already mentioned above, it used to be with five of us. Now my sister lives in a student house and
my parents don’t love each other anymore, so now the three of us.

4. Where did you live with your parents?

I live in the center of Leiden with my father near the central


station of Leiden. I live with my mother in Oegstgeest and to
be precise in the Poelgeest district.

5. Do you remember a historical event or historical fact from when you were a teenager, related
to either India, Europe or worldwide?

In 2015, a terrorist attack was perpetrated in Paris by the Islamic state. I was in elementary school at
the time and was very young when I heard this news.
SUB QUESTIONS FOR THE TOPIC 'GENDER RELATED ROLES

1. Were there differences in the upbringing of boys and girls?

a. Yes, boys and girls are treated equally in my family.

b. No, because there aren’t any unequal treatments in my household

2. Did boys and girls have the same rights and access to education?

a. No, because the number of girls is equal to the number of boys in the classes.

b. There aren’t any differences.

c. Some teachers are quick to judge, usually about boys. Boys are more likely to be seen as cheeky and
unfocused.

3. What differences were there between men and women in the work field?

a. Nowadays not anymore.

b. However, women are still less dominant in construction and engineering in comparison to men.

c. Over the years, women are given more equal opportunities to choose a job they dream of.

4. Did women receive the same salary as men?

Unfortunately, there is a big difference when it comes to salaries between the genders.

5. How were household chores divided among men and women?

a. Yes, absolutely. Nowadays men are much more likely to help with chores around the house, such
as mowing the lawn.

b. Women do the laundry, while men are mowing the lawn or trying to fix something broken.

6. Has the position of women in society changed with the help of the government?

The government is drawing attention in the recent years to equal rights for women and girls
worldwide in various ways. Girls now have, for example better educational opportunities if you
compare It to the past.
Interview Julie Bos (student), 14 years old
General research questions
1) I am the middle child, I’ve got one older sister and one younger brother. I live with my
siblings and my parents
2) My mother was the youngest with two older siblings, my dad was the oldest with one
younger sister
3) I live with four other people (my mother, my father, my younger brother and my older
sister)
4) I live in Oegstgeest (the same town as our school), and I have never moved anywhere else
5) I remember the elections between Trump and Biden, it was a really big thing back then and
almost everyone at school would talk about it

Sub questions
1) No, I don’t think there aren’t any
2) Yes, in my class are boys and girls and there are no schools that are only for boys or only for
girls
3) None, I can’t think of any differences in the work field
4) I believe women earn less than men but I’m not sure if that is still the case
5) We all do the same chores in our home, and we have divided them equally
6) Yes, women can already vote for the government, which isn’t the case in some other
countries

Interview Sanne Glasbergen (student) 14 years old


General research questions:
1) Can you give a short description of your family when you were younger?

I’m the oldest child. I have one little sister, she is eleven years old. I live with my sister and two
parents.

2) How many people were there in your parents’ families?

My mother has one older brother and besides her parents, her grandma also lived in the same
house. They took care of her. My father was the oldest in the family and he had a younger brother
and a younger sister. Just like with my mom, my father also had another family member living in his
house. A great aunt had her own floor at their house.

3) With how many people did you live in the same house?

I live together with three other people. My mother, Father and sister.

4) Where did you live with your parents?

I was born in Leiden. I lived there with my two parents till I was two years old. We then moved to
Valkenburg and we lived in a flat. Now we live in a terraced house for almost 6 years. Still in
Valkenburg. At the Zilverschoon.
5) Do you remember a historical fact from when you were a teenager, related to either India,
Europe or worldwide?

I don’t remember a big event related to India but recently Biden was elected as president, and I do
remember that event because Trump was president the years before, and it was a big deal if he was
going to be president again. It impressed me because usually I wasn't really involved in elections
from other countries, but now almost the whole world was involved in it and there was a lot of
insurrection about it

Subquestions for the topic gender related roles:


1) Were there differences in the upbringing of boys and girls?

I don’t really think there were a lot of differences between boys and girls. I have a sister, so I'm not
closely involved in the upbringing of boys but the way my nephews are raised now, I don’t think
there are any differences between them and me and my sister.

2) Did boys and girls have the same rights and access to education?

Yes, I had and still have a class mixed with boys and girls and we all have the same rights. We can all
do the same and there isn’t anything not acceptable for girls or for boys.

3) What differences were there between men and woman in the work field.

I now have a side job myself and there aren’t a lot of differences. I do know that there are some hard
“chores” that only boys are allowed to do. On the work field of my parents aren't a lot of differences.
Woman and men can do all jobs. There aren't any ‘male jobs’ or ‘female jobs’.

4) Did woman receive the same salary as men?

My mother earned less than men that do the same job as her. But I don't really know if that is still
the case.
5) How were household chores divided among men and woman?

My mother and father both do an equal number of chores in the household. Me and my sister also
help with that but we don’t have any brothers so I can’t compare with that. There aren’t specific
chores that my father does or that my mother always does. It always depends.

6) Has the position of woman in society changed with help of the government?

The government now pays a lot more attention to everyone having equal rights. For example, with
compulsory education and that they made a lot of jobs salary independent if it is a man or woman
who does it.

Comparison

1. What are the similarities and differences between the answers of the grandparents?

Both grandparents could see different between men and woman for instants: men earned
the income well woman did the chores at home; the girl helped their mother with the work
home and the boy went to school. But there was a different between the two grandfathers
because one of them began to work when he was 12 well the other grandfather began later
with work, he became a teacher. Both cloud see that the men earned more income and if
he woman had work it was mostly in the household ore as a sectary well men did
more technical jobs.

2. What are the similarities and differences between the answers of the parents?
Some similarities between the parents were:
- everyone lived with their parents in the Netherlands. In all family's boys and girls had the
same opportunities, and everyone was treated equally.
- Everyone had a brother or sister.
And some differences between the parents were:
- The difference in the amount of people who lived in a house are very big, with the lowest
being 3 and the highest being 9.
- One parent had divorced parents and the other didn’t.
- Men didn’t help in all families with chores. But the ones who did help did things like
taking out the trash or doing the dishes.

3. What are the similarities and differences between the answers of the grandparents and
the answers of the parents?

Most of the grandparents gave the same answers when it came to the topic working and
dividing tasks such as chores. Most of their fathers earned income while the mother was
mostly at home to take care of the children and do the household. When the parents were
younger this was for most of them still the case. That in the work field it wasn’t equal yet.
Men earned more and had a higher change of getting a well-earned job.
4. Has there been a development with regards to the sub questions? If so, what is that
development?

When the parents were younger, there was over all more equality between boys and girls
than there was when the grandparents were younger. The most remarkable change is
Conclusion
1. Has the position of both genders changed with regards to education, traditional gender
roles and (career) opportunities?

Yes, earlier, the differences were very big and later, they have become smaller and smaller
and now, there are almost no differences.

2. Does your group consider women to be completely emancipated nowadays? Why (not)?

Not yet, but almost completely. Men and women have the same work opportunities,
and it is normalized for men to do chores at home and for women to work. In the past it
wasn’t like this, so they are almost completely emancipated.
PART THREE: EVIDENCE OF COMMUNICATION
1. How did you stay in touch?

We stayed in touch by Zoom sessions and we have made previously a WhatsApp group. After the first
video conference on the 30th of November 2021, we collected everyone’s phone number from the
‘’gender roles’’ group. We did this to make sure we can contact each other in the upcoming moths. It
is a bit difficult to stay in touch with them and call separately with the person you’re paired up with
because of the time difference.

2. How did you prepare the videoconferences? What did you learn from them? What went
well/what could have gone better?
They told us a lot about their daily life, for example about their leisure time. Now we know
everything about their favourite sports, music, and football clubs. We discovered that they also have a
different household in comparison to an average Dutch person. They are often in contact with their
parent’s family because some students often live with relatives in the same house.
- We stay in touch very well, so we have very good contact every day.

- We can improve our preparation in advance because sometimes the


conversation pace is very slow.

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