Catalina Barzescu

Catalina Barzescu

Catalina is a media and journalism graduate from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and an avid writer and reader. Instead of returning to her Transylvanian roots when the studying was done with, she decided to stay in Holland, for love, some say. She is currently building a movie collection, figuring the Dutch language out, playing good old music at local bars, and finding her way.Her articles will deal with cultural and/or personal experiences as an expat in The Netherlands.
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