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Self Sentencing

Exploring the topic of guilt and how we can often be our own worst enemy when we allow the “guilt police” to take over.

Dutch Education: A First-Time User's Guide

Just arrived in the Netherlands, with kids in tow? Along with the usual administrative, practical and emotional tasks, you also need to enrol your children in a school. This article introduces you to choosing a primary or secondary school among Dutch state schools, Dutch subsidised...

Loving Vincent - Bringing van Gogh to life

On the evening of 27 July 1890, a fatally wounded Vincent van Gogh stumbled down a street in the small French town of Auvers-sur-Oise. In the twenty-first century Van Gogh is the most famous artist in the world, but during his short, erratic and tortured...

Health Tips: Health is the best (out)fit

Health is the best (out)fit explores the most popular international blogs in the Netherlands about outdoor activities and health tips. Read more about it here

Sending children to Dutch schools

When moving to a new country with children, the priority for most is finding a suitable school. Very mobile families tend to prefer international schools, where curricula may promise a smoother international transition. Families expecting to stay longer tend to send their children to local...