Settling In

- In The City
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Another bike fall, a robotic mop, and doing the uncoolest thing ever to my son – settling into Amsterdam

By Tanya / 25 August 2020

While still bruised from the falls from last week, those bruises have gotten new bruises owing to another fall. I wasn’t even riding, which is the worst part. I was… Read More
- In The City
- Settling In
Bike falls, baby plants and more of the heatwave

By Tanya / 17 August 2020

I spent another week shvitzing in our apartment. We even bought some desk fans to help, and I waited not-so-patiently for the heat to subside on the weekend, which at… Read More
- In The City
- Settling In
Life lately… swinging over Amsterdam, heat waves and more admin

By Tanya / 11 August 2020

It’s been another great week settling into our new lives, and finding our rhythm, though that will likely change a bit once school starts next week. I feel like the… Read More
- Settling In
We’re official residents of The Netherlands – the 3-week emigration update

By Tanya / 3 August 2020

And we’re official! We went to the municipality last week for our “check-in” appointment – to register and to get our BSN numbers (kind of like a social security/ID number).… Read More
- Settling In
The two-week emigration update

By Tanya / 27 July 2020

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… Read More
- Settling In
Week 2 in Amsterdam: thoughts, bike rides and more fries

By Tanya / 24 July 2020

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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