Invader_Stu
English expat in the Netherlands
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English
Lives in Amsterdam
Registration: 11 September 2006
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ANY NICE BLOGS or something?? by Nozomi_h_t
Hi there! I've been thinking of moving to the Netherlands someday, hopefully soon. What is your favorite blog of expats in the Netherlands or something like that which you think it's actually helpful? :) It would be much nicer if it's ...
I don't know about helpful but I write a blog that takes a fun look at Dutch culture and my own strange story of living in the country: www.invadingholland.com Read More
In retrospect, would you move again to the Netherlands? by Christine
Hi all, If you had to look back on your expat experience in the Netherlands, would you heartily say "lets do it again"? From the preparation stage to your actual everyday life in your new country, what did you enjoy the most? Would you do ...
Hi Charlo You're welcome. I hope it helps. I certainly understand the feeling of a fear of the unknown. I had that a lot in the beginning. Stuart Read More
In retrospect, would you move again to the Netherlands? by Christine
Hi all, If you had to look back on your expat experience in the Netherlands, would you heartily say "lets do it again"? From the preparation stage to your actual everyday life in your new country, what did you enjoy the most? Would you do ...
I moved here 15 years ago (today) and would not have changed a thing. My expat life has had its ups and downs. I came here by accident and I almost have up and left twice but I'm glad I struggled through it and stayed. I'm now married to an ... Read More
If you win the lottery! by AnimE
So the question is simple what would you do if you win the lottery or if you dont like it that way if you win 1.000.000 of any currency.[if money is not enough you can add some .000 at the end ;)]
I'd get myself a nice house with a back garden that joins onto a lake here in Holland. I'd either keep my job so I don't get board or turn my hobby of writing into a full time job. Read More
Hairdresser from London, Moving to amsterdam! HELP! by ashley henn
My name is ashley, I am currently living in London, but have just been offered a job in Amsterdam... as you all know, its particuarly difficult to find accomadation, so I could do with any helpful hints,web links and/or contact details of anyone ...
The renting section on the Funda site might help but it's all in Dutch: funda.nl/huur/ Read More
Moving to Amsterdam soon... please help... by tomc88
Hi, I've been waiting for a call from a recruitment firm (they said they were going to ring me everyday for the past three days!!) in the Netherlands and hopefully will be getting a job over there soonish (next few weeks/couple of months... I ...
If you don't mind a bit of a train trip Haarlem is a very nice area about 20 mins away by train. I can still be expensive but it's a bit cheaper than Amsterdam. I think most people will agree with me that it is a very nice place. I used to live in ... Read More
How many times have you moved? by Olivier de Montréal
Americans are known to move every 1 or 2 years... I wonder if you have moved as often as them... Was it in the same city/region/country? I lived in the Loire Valley, in Normandy and in Paris. Then i moved to Africa. Back to France, I lived in ...
I moved once from England to Holland but with in Holland I've moved four times. Amsterdam > Haarlem > Weesp > Amsterdam Again > Rotterdam. Read More
How long have you been far away?? by Mandy
Hi everyone!!! All of us here are travelling a lot away from our country trying to find either a nice job, a nice experience, or just simply a nice way of living...away from our home country! I wondered how many years you all had been abroad? ...
I've been away for nine years now. Not bad when I consider I originally only moved to Holland from England for 6 months. Read More
Moving to Netherland from England - Originally from South Africa by futare
Hi All, I have an opportunity to work in Utrecht. Obviously the prospect of packing up and moving over is daunting but I am seriously considering it. I was hoping that someone out there could share their experiences with me. I am married and ...
I'm afraid I can't answer you specific questions because I don't know the answered but I can tell you that personally I like living in the Netherlands. I've lived here for nine years and although the first few years were a bit difficult at times ... Read More
Freshman by Drix
Hey there.I've been in Italy for a couple of years now and made a couple of friends through various ways.I still believe that I can still make and meet more nice people and I'm sure you gonna be all my friends...this network will help me...ciao!!
Welcome to the site. Expats are friendly people and the people here are friendly so you are double-y (is that even a word?) in luck. Read More
New memeber Join in by acestyle
Hi, everyboday, how are yu . I am a new member and just join in here. Cindy is from China. Hope get more friend from here. MSN: cindysu.good@hotmail.com Skype: cindysu.good
Welcome to the site to the both of you Read More
Reverse Culture Shock by Guesposter58
Hmm. All last week I was back in the UK (mixing some work, with a short break). The last time I was back there was in November last year, and also the previous August. One thing I noticed this time though was I seemed to be suffering more from ...
Another thing I always find surprising is the ability to understand everything being said around me. My Dutch is still coming along very slowly so a lot of the time I can just switch off and ignore what is being said around me. When I go back to ... Read More
Expat hobbies by Julien
Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...
One of my big hobbies is improv (I just mentioned this is the making friends thread). I went to a few workshops at first and found it fun. then I started doing courses and started to get hooked. Now I'm in an improv group putting no shows twice a ... Read More
Your 10 best tips to make friends when you're abroad by Julien
We've been talking about loneliness when you're abroad, let's now talk about how to make (local and other expats) friends when you're living far from home :top: Which are your 10 best tips?
Find a local activity to join. I took up improv and I met a lot of friends through doing that, both local Dutch and expats Read More
Help! I cannot figure out how to update my signature on forum profile- by davidwitt
I consider myself pretty tech savvy (i have an engineering degree) but i have spent 10 minutes trying to figure out how to update my outdated signature for my forum profile. i had originally written it in before the recent relaunch. can someone clue ...
You must hate people asking by now but; still disabled? Read More