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A Visit to the IJ-Hallen

Brooke Lackey

October 4, 2024

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Brooke, a white woman with curly brown hair, smiles at the camera. Behind her is the Amstel river in Amsterdam, surrounded by canal houses where the Amstel meets Spui and Rokin.

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On a brick sidewalk in the streets of Amsterdam, Brooke, a white woman with brown curly hair, is pictured in an orange dress and black jacket, walking with her city bike. She is smiling at the camera.

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Daily Life

Brooke Lackey

Brooke is from Winston Salem, NC, United States, and is a student at the University of Amsterdam this fall. She enjoys being outside, thrifting, and reading good books in good coffee shops. She is also a CODA, fluent in American Sign Language.

Program:

Amsterdam - Social Sciences & Humanities

Destination:

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Term:

2024 Fall

Home University:

Davidson College

Major:

Psychology

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