Berend

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Berend is the oldest and therefore least mature member of the group, he is an adoptee and considerably older than his mother Jozef however he is still accepted as a child.

Characteristics
Berend is possibly the hardest working member of the group and often takes time to study at the library whilst listening to ”Lofi beats to kiss your homie to” on Spotify, unlike Seimen though, Berend is accepted to be straight, however Seimen has made advances on Berend in the past. Berend isn’t the most compulsive drinker, however he is often found in De Atmosfeer or Alev with a kapsalon as he can be easy to persuade to have a night out.

Berend, despite being Dutch has an extensive knowledge of Irish history and rebel songs thus leading some to believe he may have been a member of the IRA. Also his knowledge of Russian and not saying much about the year he spent “studying civil engineering” could suggest he is connected with the post Cold War equivalent of the KGB, the FSB.

History
Despite being the oldest of the group not much is heard of Berend’s history. There are some stories of him waking up from a night of drinking in a tree but otherwise not much is known. However, presumptions can be made about his past, some imagine he must have spent some time working as an undercover Aerospace student in the Mechanical faculty (getting some extra preparation for Statics), selling secrets to the Soviets and Jacco in exchange for a glider’s license (before his driver’s licence) and extra time in his dynamics exams but this cannot be verified. “Tonight I’m going to make Dynamics my bitch” - Berend on Engineering Mechanics 2019 Berend is a massive boomer and votes for the Over 50 party as he is concerned about his pension and the number of immigrants.