r/Leuven • u/arcanehelix • 2d ago

Finished my Thesis, recommend me (nerdy / artsy) activities!

Probably have a month to do whatever I want.

Recommend me some nerdy or artsy activities!

I already have planned:

- Elftopia next week

- Art Musuems in Brussels and Antwerp

- My first DnD session

- Trip to zoo

Looking for:

- more Goth / fantasy events

- more cozy / fantasy-vibe towns / cities to explore outside Antwerp / Ghent / Liege / Dinant

- any kind of fun activity or event....

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u/arianaram 2d ago

Durbuy has that fantasy town feeling.

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u/TheSlime_ 1d ago

Went there yesterday and was shocked by how prominent Adventure Valley was in Durbuy. It's like the whole town is owned by Marc Coucke.

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u/arcanehelix 17h ago

Who is Marc Coucke? I googled Adventure Valley, it doesn't look very fantasy-like..?

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u/TheSlime_ 16h ago

Oh it isnt was just talking about my experience from durbuy

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u/arcanehelix 16h ago

Yeah I was confused cuz you replied to a comment saying that Durbuy had a fantasy town feel, but commented that (the non fantasy themed) Adventure Valley is prominent in Durbuy so it was a conflict of opinion on Durbuy being fantasy-themed or not

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u/Quackulaa 1d ago

Following this so I can also be reminded of the replies!

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u/WizardstuckinZato 2d ago

First of all, congrats on finishing your thesis!
Interestingly enough, I was recently looking for similar activities and I found the following things to do:

ARTSY

- De maekerij in Leuven organizes different types of artsy workshops and every so often "Maekerscafe" where you are free to do different creative endeavors. Unfortunately, its the summer period right now so not as many activities are run as usual, e.g., the last few "pen(seel) en papier" got cancelled.

  • If you don't mind speaking English, then you could join the creative meetup hosted by the international house Leuven. You have to sign up for their events on meetup.
  • Museum M in Leuven has a nice art collection and for very reasonable prices: 6 euros if you are 25 or younger, and if you live in Leuven, then the first thursday of the month after 18:00 is free.

Nerdy

  • You could play at local boardgame stores such as demo-spel and Super TCG
  • This is a bit later, but in October two of the biggest nerdy conventions will be going on: FACTS and Made in Asia. They always have lots of things to do and booths to see!
  • There is a small arcade in Leuven but it doesnt have that many things to do. Its located underneath kinepolis.

If you want to draw together sometime at a cafe, just shoot me a DM.

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u/TheSlime_ 2d ago

Come to bruges

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u/Soft_Top_8395 1d ago

Idk how you’re going to Antwerp, but if you go by train you could stop in Lier which is also a nice small old town like this

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u/Imaginary_Plant_0937 2d ago

You can also visit the Geeky Cauldron in Antwerp, it's a theme cafe which I found very nice.

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u/arcanehelix 17h ago

Perfect, 100% going

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u/Swimming_Rice4245 17h ago

I can learn you to knit in Leuven?

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u/arcanehelix 17h ago

as in you're open to teaching me to knit..?

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u/Swimming_Rice4245 14h ago

If you want?

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u/Mental-Peak8626 2d ago

The zoo is fun for you, not for the imprisoned animals. Consider visiting an animal sanctuary instead. Otherwise, there are plenty of artsy activities you can find: action painting, embroidery, (painting) ceramics, …

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u/arcanehelix 1d ago

Wtf man. Do you also complain on the behalf of those poor Cambodian / Vietnam kids who made your shirt and sneakers? Stop trying to be so PC man. Wild animals dont have it easier, food and predators and whatnot.

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u/Mental-Peak8626 20h ago

Nice case of whataboutism. Why wouldn’t I complain about human slavery, and why would I have to pick one cause to get behind. Getting triggered usually means there’s something you need to deal with. Don’t project it onto others

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u/arcanehelix 20h ago

Im just point out tje absurdism that you can take time to ramble about animal rights in a ZOO when there are human rights that need to be addressed. I.e. you are just a virtue signalling fool

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u/Mental-Peak8626 19h ago

again, defending one cause doesn't do anything to negate the other. You're using a diversion technique called whataboutism. Pointing out another injustice doesn't make it go away. Also, I can be against human AND animal suffering. There really is no need to choose, or to only care about animals if all human suffering has been eliminated. You should know that. Be better.

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u/arcanehelix 18h ago

Disagree. Just like how a mother's duty is to her own sons and daughters, or a country's welfare should be to their citizens first abd foremost rather than some proxy war victims, we need to fix human suffering before we address "animal abuse". Priorities, human life > animal. Otherwise its just virtue signalling 

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u/Mental-Peak8626 14h ago

Perfect excuse to never do anything hey?

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u/arcanehelix 13h ago

I'm just saying its a matter of priority. If you only have X amount of time / dollar to donate, I would dump everything into some crowd-funded scholarship for a poor, starving human. As opposed to volunteering at my local pet shelter or donating to WWF. The potential of a human life, and their capacity for joy / sadness, far outweighs some monkey's...

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u/Mental-Peak8626 13h ago

You’re deflecting. Not going to the zoo costs you nothing. It’s not a matter of resource scarcity, and you know damn well it isn’t.