Amsterdam

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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
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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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A rite of passage – my bike was stolen

By Tanya / 24 July 2020

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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Stroopwafels and IKEA… we have landed in Amsterdam! (the emigration tales)

By Tanya / 24 July 2020

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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Emigrating during coronavirus

By Tanya / 24 July 2020

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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Immigrating to Amsterdam from South Africa: part 1

By Tanya / 24 July 2020

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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