On the Right Track
An African proverb states: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”...
How to recognize a Dutch compliment
Over the years I’ve heard it several times from international friends and colleagues: Dutch people...
Shine a Little Light
If, in the last weeks, you have spent any time at all in Eindhoven during the evenings, it can...
Dutch Weddings: What to Know
Have you received an invitation to a Dutch wedding? Then you’ll probably be introduced to a...
Winter Blues or Winter Boost?
As I’ve already mentioned in another blog: the Netherlands is located on a rather high northern...
Eindhoven: City of Lights
Eindhoven: Its history as the ‘City of Light’Chances are that you have recently seen announcements...
Redefining Work and Talent in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
The HirePeopleNotPaper closing event for Women for Women ’s-Hertogenbosch was an amazing way to...
The Process of Cultural Adaptation
The topic of this blog post, for a change, is not specifically related to settling into the...
Journey into the Dutch cuisine
About some traditional Dutch dishes In an earlier blog posting (about the Dutch and their ‘nieuwe...
For the Love of Science and Research
Transitioning from academia into a corporate setting has always been difficult, just ask Alexander...
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‘Now that is a bit fishy!’ – About the Dutch and their ‘nieuwe haring’
In this edition of my blog I’d like to talk a bit with you about food. More precise: about a very...
Koningsdag (April 27th) Celebrating the Monarch Dutch Style
One particular mirror in which you can closely observe a country’s culture and its do’s and...
Trains and railways in the Netherlands
Recently an international friend suggested ‘Trains in the Netherlands’ as a topic for a new blog...
They Eat What?!?
In a previous blog post, we discussed the concept of ‘rituals’. At the time it was about the Dutch...
A Dutch Birthday Party
In this edition of the blog I´d like to take a look with you at the inner workings of Dutch...
Understanding Culture Shock
Often, my blog posts are about the Dutch and the Dutch culture in particular. And they explain one...
Can I Pass?
This month’s post may be a bit shorter than usual, because I have just a little introductory story...
An oliebol, anyone?
Among other things, the month of December will be marked by the winter solstice, at least in the...
The Perception of Age Among Cultures.
I once witnessed a little incident, dear friends. And it gave me quite a bit of food for thought....
On the Right Track
An African proverb states: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”...
Shine a Little Light
If, in the last weeks, you have spent any time at all in Eindhoven during the evenings, it can...
How to recognize a Dutch compliment
Over the years I’ve heard it several times from international friends and colleagues: Dutch people...
Dutch Weddings: What to Know
Have you received an invitation to a Dutch wedding? Then you’ll probably be introduced to a...
Eindhoven: City of Lights
Eindhoven: Its history as the ‘City of Light’Chances are that you have recently seen announcements...
The Process of Cultural Adaptation
The topic of this blog post, for a change, is not specifically related to settling into the...
Journey into the Dutch cuisine
About some traditional Dutch dishes In an earlier blog posting (about the Dutch and their ‘nieuwe...
‘Now that is a bit fishy!’ – About the Dutch and their ‘nieuwe haring’
In this edition of my blog I’d like to talk a bit with you about food. More precise: about a very...
Koningsdag (April 27th) Celebrating the Monarch Dutch Style
One particular mirror in which you can closely observe a country’s culture and its do’s and...
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