Tag: #WIJZIJNUTRECHT
Spectacular sunset through Sahara dust: beautiful photos from the province of Utrecht
The beautiful sunset tempted many Utrecht residents to take a photo, including city carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig. Tonight she played the cathedral carillon and shared her amazing view. Other snapshots come…
Lonely Valentine? These skaters celebrate the day of love very differently
Yannick hands out T-shirts about self-love to people who walk in with their skateboards. You can laugh about it, he says, but Valentine’s Day is not a nice day for…
Steven van Luijn (29) was born and raised in the Seven Alleys: ‘I will never leave here’
Utrecht – “I have a Dom tattooed on my left shin. Haha, yes I had that done in Amsterdam. “What a stupid idea,” they said there. I had it set…
Mounssif (21) undertakes and helps businesses: ‘Our generation can make a difference in this district’
“We want to get rid of the bad image. Our neighborhood sometimes still has that. Sometimes rightly so, sometimes absolutely not. You notice that more and more initiatives are being…
Bayan (36) fled Syria and found a new home in Utrecht: ‘I want to work as a teacher again soon’
Utrecht – Bayan (36) doubts whether she can actually tell anything about her neighbourhood. She has not lived in Vleuten-De Meern that long, she says. Moreover, is her Dutch good…
From #fuss to #raad030: the hashtag has been around for 15 years, but how important is it still?
Nevertheless, Van der Wel suspects that the hashtag will remain popular for the time being. People like it and will use it for example to take action or make a…
Mo discovered as an adult that he has ADHD: ‘That makes me who I am’
“Tell me, Mo.” You can find it at the shopping center in Lunetten in the Zuid district of Utrecht. Stubble beard, brown eyes. A Lakers T-shirt and a can of…
Araas works hard for the future of her children: ‘Sometimes they say, Mom, I miss you’
You see many beautiful dresses hanging here. Green, blue, red, silver. With lace, sequins and glitter. People love it: Turkish, Moroccan, Bulgarian, but also Dutch. Then they say to me:…