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Dutch Business – Striving for balance

A fellow Canadian who works as a manager for an IT company with offices in Amsterdam warned that working with Dutch colleagues might be challenging. I could expect to spend my time negotiating every little change in plans and might find that colleagues expect to...

No-churn coffee ice cream

This is one of the easiest ice creams to make and perhaps one of the most creamy and smooth. Rich, with a strong but not overwhelming coffee flavour, and sweet, without any hint of milkiness from the sweetened condensed milk. It is reminiscent of decadent,...

Confronting the Challenges of the Dutch Housing Market

Real estate agent Cherene Kruger shares with ACCESS Magazine what internationals relocating to the Netherlands can expect from the property market.

Good mental healthcare in the Netherlands

Living in another country can be a rewarding, life- changing experience, but it is not without its difficulties. Many internationals underestimate how confronting life in a foreign country far away from close family members and their usual frame of reference can be, and the impact...

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.