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- In The City
Weird Dutch dust and other observations

By Tanya / October 23, 2020

Am I spending almost a whole blog post writing about dust? Why yes, yes I am. During our first weeks here, I thought that there was dust everywhere because my cleaning… Read More
- Settling In
Three months since our touchdown in Amsterdam

By Tanya / October 13, 2020

It feels like a lifetime ago that we pushed three airport trolleys piled high with cases to the first coffee bar (not coffee shop – that’s something completely different) we… Read More
- Travel
Maastricht: our first weekend away

By Tanya / October 6, 2020

Last week I suggested to my husband that we go away for a night or two next month, just to see more of The Netherlands, and to do something nice… Read More
- Settling In
An Amsterdam update – birthdays, class moms and “blind dates”

By Tanya / October 1, 2020

We have reached a milestone of sorts here – Rebecca and Max celebrated their fourth and 11th birthdays respectively, and we’ve had two major Jewish holidays. Our strong little unit… Read More
- Expats
The expat series: from South Africa to Veghel

By Tanya / September 25, 2020

This week I feature Rukeyah Adams, who has had an exciting expat life before moving to the Netherlands, Here she talks about settling in to her town of Veghel, and… Read More
- Settling In
Settling into Amsterdam: Answers to your frequent questions

By Tanya / September 18, 2020

Every week (I promise I’m not exaggerating) I get messages on social media and via email from people wanting to know about the emigration process and how things are here… Read More

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