What are you working on? Each month Page 4 asks a member of the TU’s foreign legion to share their thoughts with us. This week we meet Marian Gutierrez (25), from the northern region of Asturias in Spain.
She studies at a university in Madrid, but is currently working on her final project at the Aerodynamics group of Aerospace Engineering.
I’m trying to make a computer model of the bubble or wake that is created by air running alongside a plate and then hitting a bump or another irregularity.
How does your home university measure up against TU Delft?
In Madrid, the course is more theoretical; here it’s more practical. I would’ve liked more practical stuff in my study. There are also a lot of facilities here, and Delft’s Aerodynamics group is known to be very good.
Is life in Delft much different?
In Spain, students live with their parents while studying. You only live in large student housing complexes if, like me, coming from Asturias, you live too far away. Depending on how much you pay, you either have a shared room or live alone. But you don’t have to take care of yourself in these student complexes. People cook and clean for you, so you can focus on your study. Here, my roommates at the Jacoba van Beierenlaan have many more responsibilities. I think that’s good, because it’s more like the real life you’ll be having after your graduate.
Your greatest achievement?
Hmmm… perhaps graduating, in two months time.
Which famous persons would you like to meet?
I haven’t got any idols. I don’t like famous people and I wouldn’t want to meet any.
What are your hopes for the future?
To have a job in Aerospace engineering. After I graduate in August, I’ll go to Spain for a month to visit my family and friends, but then I want to come back, because six months is not long enough to get to know this country.
What causes you anxiety?
International politics worry me. When Bush came to Europe to defend his missile system, I didn’t know what was happening, because I don’t understand Dutch and can’t read the paper. So sometimes I buy El Pais. I don’t agree with Bush’s system; it will be dangerous for some countries, because America only wants to defend itself.
What’s the greatest challenge facing Spain?
To reach the same level of prosperity as the rest of Europe. That should be possible within a few years.
Each month Page 4 asks a member of the TU’s foreign legion to share their thoughts with us. This week we meet Marian Gutierrez (25), from the northern region of Asturias in Spain. She studies at a university in Madrid, but is currently working on her final project at the Aerodynamics group of Aerospace Engineering.
I’m trying to make a computer model of the bubble or wake that is created by air running alongside a plate and then hitting a bump or another irregularity.
How does your home university measure up against TU Delft?
In Madrid, the course is more theoretical; here it’s more practical. I would’ve liked more practical stuff in my study. There are also a lot of facilities here, and Delft’s Aerodynamics group is known to be very good.
Is life in Delft much different?
In Spain, students live with their parents while studying. You only live in large student housing complexes if, like me, coming from Asturias, you live too far away. Depending on how much you pay, you either have a shared room or live alone. But you don’t have to take care of yourself in these student complexes. People cook and clean for you, so you can focus on your study. Here, my roommates at the Jacoba van Beierenlaan have many more responsibilities. I think that’s good, because it’s more like the real life you’ll be having after your graduate.
Your greatest achievement?
Hmmm… perhaps graduating, in two months time.
Which famous persons would you like to meet?
I haven’t got any idols. I don’t like famous people and I wouldn’t want to meet any.
What are your hopes for the future?
To have a job in Aerospace engineering. After I graduate in August, I’ll go to Spain for a month to visit my family and friends, but then I want to come back, because six months is not long enough to get to know this country.
What causes you anxiety?
International politics worry me. When Bush came to Europe to defend his missile system, I didn’t know what was happening, because I don’t understand Dutch and can’t read the paper. So sometimes I buy El Pais. I don’t agree with Bush’s system; it will be dangerous for some countries, because America only wants to defend itself.
What’s the greatest challenge facing Spain?
To reach the same level of prosperity as the rest of Europe. That should be possible within a few years.

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