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Hi, I'm Tanya. I'm a South African now living in Amsterdam. I'm a mom, runner and writer, and work in content & advertising. Welcome to my blog, where I write about life here, settling in, and riding a bike. Read More
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- From Knysna to Heemskerk: the expat series 5 December 2024
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Elana Majcher is one of the most bubbly, friendly, helpful and humorous South African moms I’ve met inwh the Netherlands, and to know her is a privilege. As I kickstart this expat series again, it’s a joy to feature Elana, who has recently got her Dutch citizenship, and who has Dutch speaking skills I can only dream of. Elana is…
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I think three seasons have passed since I last posted here. I could blame a shortage of time or that I hate posting pics of myself these days (I really… Read More
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It didn’t surprise me that I had forgotten the logins for this blog, and that I had to reset the password. I might have had this site for four years… Read More
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No, it was not a new year’s resolution to start blogging again, but since I’ve found a little bit of my writing-outside-of-work mojo again, here I am (it’s a relief… Read More
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After our amazing roadtrip last year to Germany, Hungary and Austria, we decided for a similar experience this summer and packed up the car one early Thursday morning for the… Read More
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Just a few weeks ago someone asked me how long I’d lived in the Netherlands for, and I said 2.5 years. Then about 3 weeks after that, I got a… Read More
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Aside from leaving my people, for me, the next hardest thing wasn’t leaving the weather. It wasn’t leaving behind the good things, like Woolies, or Dis-Chem (or doctors who were… Read More