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Alpacas make their mark

Alpacas make their mark. Alpacas are curious, fluffy animals with large eyes. Although native to South America, Alpacas have been living in the Netherlands for 25 years and their general cuteness and calming manner have made ‘walking with an alpaca’ a popular activity here. Let’s...

Access is accessing

Access is accessing: As the world strives to be more inclusive, how are bicycles and cycle paths helping create an equal society and making life more accessible for people with different physical and/or intellectual abilities.

Tackling the dual-career spectrum – ACCESS Training Network

The signs are imperceptible. But we see them. The employment market and opportunities for internationals looking for jobs in the Netherlands is growing … imperceptibly perhaps, but we see the trend. Here at ACCESS, there is a slightly higher turnover in our volunteers. From within...

Words from our Director: Home away from home

For years I have been following ‘expat’ blogs, pages, communities etc. Often, posts about ‘what does home mean to you’ come up. To date though, I have yet to read a post which reflects on the meaning of home – in an externally triggered scenario.

Expatkamp: Learn Dutch while having fun this summer! (6-16 years)

Expatkamp, an initiative of YES (Young Expat Services) one of ACCESS’ new partners, is an activity planned for Dutch children living abroad (and back in NL for the summer) and expat children living in the Netherlands who attend an international or local Dutch school and...