The Fresh Expat of Holland

Now this is a story all about how,
My life got flipped turned upside down,
And I’d like to take a minute, just sit or stand,
I’ll tell you how I became an expat in a place called Holl-and.

In South East London born and raised,
Learning game design was how I spent most of my days.
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool,
And all graduating with honours early from school.

When looking for a job that would suit me good,
Couldn’t find any in my neighbourhood.
I sent one little email and my life got weird,
They replied “We’ll move you out here for a job with us. You’ll live in Holl-and.”

I booked myself a flight and when it landed there,
The people spoke Dutch and there were canals everywhere.
If anything I could say that this country was weird,
But I thought “Nah, forget it, that’s Europeans everywhere!”

I’ve lived here for years, about ten plus eight,
And thought to myself “Oh wow, life’s now great.”
Look at it all, I know where I stand,
I love my life as the Brit in Holl-and.

(This post is the kind of thing that happens when I start binge-watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on Netflix.)