July 2020
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It’s hard to believe that two weeks ago, we were lugging our eleventy pieces of luggage, meeting the apartment to which we had committed a year (and paid three months of rent), and seeing all the IKEA furniture that had been bought and assembled. In a way it feels like we’ve been here much longer – I’ve had my nails…
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We’re in week two, and on one hand, it feels surreal and like I’m not really here (like an out of body experience), and on another, it feels like I’ve… Read More
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I wasn’t going to put the theft of my bike out there, because I suspected it would be met with comments such as: “You left South Africa to get your… Read More
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Our seven suitcases have been unpacked, our internet is working, our cell numbers are now Dutch ones, my son has eaten two packets of stroopwafels, and all our IKEA furniture… Read More
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My husband doesn’t really get stressed, but the last week of “coronavirus emigration admin” has been trying for him. He’s the smarter, more organised and more logical of us, and… Read More
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We’re 12 days away PG from immigrating to Amsterdam, which makes me a non-expert on immigration. All I can claim is having some experience on the process and planning, which… Read More
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