I grew up in a village in the southern part of The Netherlands. During my period at primary school and high school I noticed that studying is something I'm reasonably good at. I was always somewhat of an outsider though. This is probably because I don't really let people in easily. I'm concious of my personality type and I know now that I'm pretty enigmatic. Luckily I've had a few friends though during my youth.  
After highschool I decided to go to college to study watermanagement. I was succesful and after my first year I left my parental home to rent a room in the city I studied. I didn't have to move out, but my intuition told me it would be better for me to move out. Through a friend I had the opportunity to move out and decided to do so. 
Throughout my study I was very curious and went to conferences and gatherings related to watermanagement. Most other students had no interest in these events but I did. During my second year of study I singed up for a program for international young professionals to work on solutions for water challenges. It was during this program, that I became more interested in other cultures and watermanagement abroad.  
During year three of my study I had the opportunity to do my internship in The Philippines, which is pretty much half way around the world. My project for the government didn't really succeed but nevertheless I had a fantastic time there. It was in the Philippines where I met my first girlfriend and she moved in with me which was fantastic. We lived together in my apartment for like 4 months before I had to go back to my homecountry. It was of course partly thanks to her I enjoyed The Philippines so much.  
She seemed to see the good in me and we both added our own value to us as a team. A friend I met there helped me in the practical side of getting to know her better. This is one of the reasons why I think friends of other personalities are of high value to anyone. They can sometimes make all the difference by doing only a small favour. Of course you can return the favour haha. 
After half a year of class I went back to the Philippines for about one and a half month to be with my gf. Unfortunately my mind had filled itself with negative thoughts and this affected her mood of course. I had a good time there but I decided to break up with her after I went back to the Netherlands. Maybe it was a bad decision to break up, but hopefully It made me a wiser person.  
During my fourth year I moved to the other side of the Netherlands for 5 months to do a specialization in water treatment. In retrospect this was also very different from what most of my classmates did. I found my interest in the subject more important than the distance I had to move for it. During this periond I lived just across the boarder in Germany which was also a great experience. We have open boarders In Europe so every day I just crossed the boarder on my bycicle, no problem. Germany is boardering my little coutry but yet the difference i culture is so noticable for me.  
After my specialisation (minor) I moved back to my old house near my university and started my graduation thesis, something I haven't finished yet. Because of the trouble I had (and still have) with my graduation thesis, I've started to notice the challenges that come along with being an INFP - T (turbulent) personality.  
One day a nice colleague of mine confronted me with some issues I have in my reasearch which made me think. Instead of being mad at him for being so direct I started searching for solutions. Through browsing the internet I got to a briggs test which I did. I started to learn more about myself and figured I could be helpful to join a forum like this.  
I hope you enjoyed reading my bio!
Zuid-Holland