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I’m quite limited with where I can go right now. For my work, it has not influenced it that much as I was already working from home like many people from WageIndicator. Socially, I was playing volleyball every week and going out for drinks with my friends and I have not been able to do that. I bought a home trainer so I do that a lot - I watch TV when I am cycling for an hour, usually every two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Working from home\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>It has been a bit of an adjustment. I have been living here since October, with my girlfriend. If I had been living on my own, I may have gone to my parents as living alone could have been quite lonely. My girlfriend also was working from home during the pandemic - I am quite used to it, but she was not. We don’t have a very big house, so we decided to set up a table in the bedroom and I work there and she worked downstairs. She just started going back to her physical office so I have moved back downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Have you learnt something about yourself?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>I’ve adapted quite well I think. I was always working from home but now I am communicating more with my colleagues, and I really like that. Every week I speak with Karen and my other colleagues, and some of the interns. Even remotely, we have all gotten so much closer. I’ve discovered I’m more social than I thought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Birthday in the pandemic.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>For my birthday, we would go across the border to Germany, but since we could not do that, we got some fancy dinner takeaway. A few friends came over and delivered cake. My parents also visited – we all sat outside the house and ate cake. That was nice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What is something that keeps you going?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>People all over the world are dealing with the pandemic. It's interesting to see how we are all together. It has made my work more meaningful as I can really see the impact. The big picture seems to be clearer to me. It’s a global common experience. If I can provide information and help workers, it makes me happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cem>\"We're all in this together!\"\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd colspan=\"2\">\u003Cstrong>Life in Utrecht, Exploring The City\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cimg alt=\"niels-face-ED\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Fniels-face-ed-1370aa0be979.width-320.jpg\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cimg alt=\"niels-cake-ED\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Fniels-cake-ed-1be019015fd5.width-320.jpg\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Meet Niels\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Birthday in The Pandemic\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>","light",{"text":45,"link":46},"Contact us",{"title":45,"url":47,"description":45,"rel":48,"type":49,"id":50},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002Fniels-face-ed-1370aa0be979.width-400.jpg",[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]