In The City

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Oh yeah, there’s sunshine in Amsterdam this week

By Tanya / 1 June 2021

When it’s sunny, we write about it, and it feels like it’s taken months to reach spring. Apparently April was the coldest in 35 years (a whopping average 6.7 degrees),… Read More
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Our first Pesach in Amsterdam

By Tanya / 1 April 2021

There were matzah balls and brisket, and just the four of us celebrating our story of freedom, while sitting in lockdown. This was our first Pesach in Amsterdam, and our… Read More
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More snow, crafts, curfews and a visit to the dentist

By Tanya / 26 January 2021

I wish i could say that I’ve found my vigour for 2021, but I’m feeling depleted. I blame homeschooling. It’s not the lockdown, new curfew (no being out from 9pm… Read More
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A life lockdown: part 2

By Tanya / 16 December 2020

We’re in a hard lockdown again – it looked to my hopeful eye two weeks ago that the numbers in The Netherlands were under control, but over the last few… Read More
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Winter is here… here’s how to not let it feel too dreadful

By Tanya / 10 December 2020

So many people are quite surprised we chose to relocate to Europe, known for its grim winters. Our priority was never about finding somewhere with a similar South African climate,… Read More
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I wasn’t expecting this when we emigrated

By Tanya / 7 December 2020

There are obviously so many things I could not have predicted I’d feel when we came to live in The Netherlands. Add a pandemic to the mix, and things were… Read More

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