July 2023 | Written by – Ariel Slaughter The Women for Women Breda Closing Finale was all about celebrating an international Breda and West Brabant region. A spotlight shown on the amazing talent that’s locally available, the need for these talents in...
May 2023 | Written by – Willem Van Hoorn In this edition of the blog I´d like to take a look with you at the inner workings of Dutch birthday parties. You stand a fair chance of occasionally skimming past such an event at work or study. And you may even one day find...
May 2023 | Written by – Ariel Slaughter This March something spectacular happened. In addition to launching the third edition of the Talent100 program and the tenth edition of Women for Women (WfW) Eindhoven, the Expat Spouses Initiative with our partners also...
April 2023 | Written by – Willem Van Hoorn Often, my blog posts are about the Dutch and the Dutch culture in particular. And they explain one or another aspect of that to internationals (or ‘new locals’, if you prefer). Not this time, though. The topic of...
The Art of Designing a Career Abroad December 2022 | Written by – Ariel Slaughter Since its inception six years ago, the Expat Spouses Initiative has offered a variety of career programs to help refocus and relaunch the careers of internationals in Brabant. Their...
An International Team Dedicated to Helping Others November 2022 | Written by – Ariel Slaughter The Expat Spouses Initiative (ESI) is a social enterprise born from the personal experience of an accompanying spouse who found it difficult to professionally...
