credit-Richard Croxford

Out of this world

Out of this world: Missions designed and tested at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands are circling Earth, landing on planetary bodies, and probing far into the Solar System.

Replan, Refocus, Rejoice

In 1992 when I first arrived in the Netherlands, recently married to a Dutch diplomat I had met while we were both expatriates in Brazil, I put the lessons of my own ‘globally mobile’ past to work. This would be to make friends and build...

Perspectives from the field

For more than 36 years, internationals have been sharing their experiences to serve and help others arriving in the Netherlands. That is what ACCESS has been doing, and continues to do, every day.

How I Survived Losing Everything on a Dutch Train

I have been expat for couple of years now, moving between countries as my work demanded. Packing your life into two suitcases and flying into a new place has always excited me. But settling down in a new country has its challenges, the biggest one...

Urban identity

Any saunter through an urban street could lead to an encounter with a sprayed artwork left on the walls, an image hidden off the regular walkways or a tag proudly displaying bulging initials. Depending on whom you ask, street art can be seen as anything...