Questions foster the thinking
Do you want to make your child think instead of keeping you doing all of the thinking? Are you tired to always tell your children what to do and how? I’ve already shared some wisdom from the Love and Logic… Read More ›
Recent Posts
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Are you looking for a school? Here is a guidelining questionnaire
Every school has its own “personality” and visiting a school is an invaluable way to get a first personal impression about the atmosphere and ask questions and get documentation about the school. Lately I participated in a writing contest on… Read More ›
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What I like about living in the Netherlands (part 2)
In this second post about “What I like about living in the Netherlands” I will list up the things I like in everyday life, with my Dutch friends etc. 1) First of all, I love my Dutch friends. This is… Read More ›
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The Sunshine Award!
I would like to thank Germerican Denglish for nominating me for the blogger-to-blogger Sunshine Award! It is an award for writing positive and inspiring articles and for bringing some “sunshine into the lives of others”: I very humbly accept. In… Read More ›
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What I like about living in the Netherlands (part 1)
I noticed that many expats who live in the Netherlands for several years don’t really have Dutch friends and barely accept or appreciate the Dutch way of life. It made me think about why I don’t feel the same way… Read More ›
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About International Schools in The Hague area
I’m participating in a writing contest on expatsblog.com and did write something informative about the International Schools in The Hague area, including also a general questionnaire about what to ask when you visit a new school for your children…. Read More ›
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About the “fragile finances of the Expat Trailing Spouse”
I would like to share this interesting article called “Women, Money and What ‘Dependent Partner’ really means. The Fragile Finances of the Expat Trailing Spouse” from Rachel Yates. Expat Trailing Spouses, often called “the other half” (a term I really… Read More ›
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About not patronizing ex-career expat wives
Some time ago, Anne Engros did publish an interesting article called “Desperate Ex-Career Expat Wives: Do Not Patronize Them!” that I would like to share here. When you live as an expat and just moved to another country (or city),… Read More ›
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Traditional Dutch games for children: Sjoelbak, Koekhappen en Spijkerpoep
At national festivities like Koninginnedag (celebrated this year for the last time on the 30th of April) and also during general social gatherings like Burendag (“neigbours-day”, usually the fourth Saturday in September), Dutch children (and adults) use to play traditional… Read More ›
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Typical British at the Keukenhof
Keukenhof is always worth a visit from April until end of May. In the 32 hectares park you can admire 7 million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths (and many more!). This weekend (27th and 28th of April) you could enjoy a… Read More ›
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Are you looking for a school? Here is a guidelining questionnaire
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Questions foster the thinking
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