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Introducing ACCESS Stories

Introducing ACCESS Stories – Experiences, tips and ideas to help internationals find home in the Netherlands. Relocating isn’t easy – the transition goes smoothly or there are some bumps in the road, you might already have support here or you don’t know anyone. At the...

The artbook as cookbook

While the Rijksmuseum’s galleries and cookbook’s images captivate us with the mystery and eloquence of the Dutch Masters, they also stimulate our culinary appetites. The modest simplicity of Vermeer’s Woman Reading a Letter and the domestic warmth of Jan Steen’s The Feast of Saint Nicholas...

Different tools, same mission: the ACCESS helpdesk past and present

Since its foundation in 1986, ACCESS’ mission has always been serving internationals to settle successfully in the Netherlands through the experience of our volunteers, 90% of which are, or have been expats. One of the ways in which we do this is through our helpdesk....