Back in 2001, during the first few weeks of my new life in the Netherlands I would occasionally suffer from insomnia. I’d moved into a slightly strange temporary apartment in Amsterdam (which had been...
If you’ve lived in the Netherlands for any amount of time you have probably heard the Dutch phrase ‘Doe Normaal’. You might even have had it shouted at you by a passing local. If...
Hello Stuart, Welcome to the Netherlands. Don’t panic! I know everything feels very weird and overwhelming right now but I am writing to you from the future to tell you that everything will be...
“Am I really as integrated into Dutch society as I think I am?” This is a question I’ve started asking myself whenever I stand in front of a mirror, about to use a Dutch...
Thanks to the Corona virus we are approaching our second Koningsdag (King’s Day) during lock down. Because of this it will be impossible to celebrate the day as normal… or will it? We might...
There is a place in the Netherlands where law and order reign supreme. It is a place where the consequences of stepping out of line are more severe than normal. If you ever find...
