Buddy System | Stadslabs Sittard Geleen

Sjuul Derkx

Social Butterfly, Multilingual, International buddy

Languages: I speak Dutch, English and understand German (B1) and a little French, Italian and Portuguese (A2)

Expertise: I have experience with being a buddy in The Netherlands. After my Erasmus exchange in Porto I became a buddy in my student city for international students

Hello everyone, my name is Sjuul and I am one of the buddies in the Buddy System. Originally I am from Venlo and I lived in Nijmegen and for half a year in Portugal. I am an interdisciplinary PhD researcher with a background in Finance, Economics and Psychology. In my spare time I like catching up with friends and family. I became a buddy to help people to get settled in their new environment.

Feel free to reach out to me, I’d be happy to help you feel at home in The Netherlands.