New energy driven mortgage rules in 2024

The end of the year is nearby which means time for family, friends, festivities and making new plans for 2024. If buying a house is one of your plans make sure you know what it takes. The rules for mortgages change every year so it's...

Super smooth, classic hummus

The debate over which kind of hummus is the best, the chunky or the smooth, is a controversial one among hummus lovers. I used to be on team chunky hummus, simply because I love the added texture and slight crunch of the chickpeas when I...

A Matter of Choice

This Face2Face article interviews two parents, one who chose a hospital birth, the other who opted for home births. They both talk about the reasons for their choices and how well it worked out for them. Both options have their advantages, and read about them...

Get Hooked on Surfing in Holland

What better to wash away the blues than by diving with a board on a hot Dutch summer’s day (Yes, they do exist) into the cool, refreshing waters of the North Sea, where you just might, if you are lucky, experience the thrill of catching...

Plastic pollution and the use of plastic in today’s society 

      One goal of a recent student exchange between eighth-graders from the German International School The Hague and St Kilian’s German School in Dublin was to discover more about the use of plastic and to cultivate awareness in dealing with plastic in their everyday lives.  The questions Students from both schools worked together on a questionnaire inspired by...