Imagine yourself sitting in a front row of your favourite cinema. The movie captivates your attention with a full spectrum of human emotions. As it unfolds, the story shows the main character facing many obstacles, but never giving up.

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.

Hearing a multitude of languages is part of the daily experience at DISDH-Kindergarten. Even at the young age of three and four, many children are already used to hearing and speaking two, three or even four different languages. 

    Much like the weather, spring ingredients are greener, lighter and brighter. Dishes are simply made and devoured more quickly.   Spring stretches from March until June in the Netherlands, bringing with it new buds, new rains and new excitement for the balmy months ahead. You can expect varying rain and sun but longer […]

    The IamExpat Fair Amsterdam – “Everything internationals need, in one location, on one day”   The IamExpat Fair will take place at the iconic Gashouder Westergas once again this spring. With more exhibitors than ever before, this year’s fair on April 4 will be the biggest we have yet hosted. Bringing together local […]

THE HAGUE – In the first month of the new year, part of the renovated campus of the British School in the Netherlands (BSN) has been completed, now housing Zein International Childcare. Before the extensive renovation, Zein was already located on the BSN premises, and during the building works the children of this location were […]

Unique in its growth in the childcare sector – Zein International Childcare is the leading provider of international childcare services in the Netherlands offering Day Care, Pre-School, After School and Holiday Care across multiple state-of-the-art locations in The Hague region. Working both independently and in partnership with key international schools, Zein’s professional family, existing of […]

If you’re looking for brief but intense stories to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea, then this collection from Dutch writers is for you. The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories is a compilation of 36 different short stories from a range of Dutch writers, many translated into English for the first time. […]

I wasn’t sure what I would find at the TextielMuseum in Tilburg, but I definitely did not expect to discover a functioning steam engine. If you think that a textile museum would be endless bolts of cloth displayed in low light conditions, think again. Housed in a former mill built in 1861, the TextielMuseum hums […]

It’s hard to define the Dutch way of doing things. Is it pragmatism? Almost-but-not-quite-Scandinavian simplicity? Street style not bound by fuss or frills? Original Dutch brands are popping up beyond the Netherlands. Scotch & Soda, G-Star Raw, HEMA, Patta and Ace & Tate are bright orange tulips proudly representing the Netherlands around the world. What […]

“Like many internationals who move around, I felt somehow misplaced,” says Janine Beukes-Almeida, a volunteer at ACCESS. “Like I had forgotten where I belonged. That was until I moved to the Netherlands and began researching my family history.” Beginning the search “Growing up I heard stories about my family having German roots. As a white […]

There are few industries with a worse environmental record than fashion. But the Fashion for Good Experience in Amsterdam is driving the cleaning up of the apparel business. The stages of the apparel supply chain–including sourcing materials, designing, manufacturing, selling and transporting clothing–is energy-intensive, wasteful and is responsible for an enormous carbon footprint. A report […]