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Opportunities for accompanying partners in the Netherlands

The Netherlands offers a wealth of opportunities for accompanying partners to pursue their career goals, further their education, or engage in the local community. Read about some tips, and things to keep in mind when exploring this ‘new’ territory as accompanying partners or spouses.

It started with a dog named Sunny

In 1935, Sunny began accompanying a blind brush maker in Amsterdam to and from the factory where he worked. The 10-month-old Malinois mix was the first graduate of what would become the Koninklijk Nederlands Geleidehonden Fonds – KNGF (Royal Dutch Guide Dog Fund), the first...

Between the Sea and the Sky

Amongst other things, the Covid-19 pandemic forced all of us to endure travel restrictions. But if you are a photographer–who has always challenged his own limits to reach the farthest, most unexplored lands to capture the essence of indigenous communities–then that restriction takes on a...

Multilingualism in schools: Yes or No?

Multilingualism in schools explores how being multilingualism could be more advantageous compared to monolingual people in various areas. Read more about it in this article.

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...