A Great Return on Investment
It‘s been said that numbers are a universal language. One where if you follow the prescribed order...
Top Five CV Mistakes
María José Quirós Castillo has been with the Expat Spouses Initiative (ESI) team for more than a...
‘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...
New Coaches. Same Innovative Program.
Spring is finally here! And perhaps in keeping with the season representing renewal and starting...
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...
Fashioning Your Career Forward
What do marketing, architecture, copy writing, and design all have in common? They are all...
A Master of New Beginnings
Ariel E. Slaughter, originally from Michigan in the United States, is a born storyteller....
Towards an International Breda
The Women for Women Breda Closing Finale was all about celebrating an international Breda and West...
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Cultural difference – I am busy, you know
I’ve mentioned it in earlier blog posts: when you talk cultural differences, you talk...
The Netherlands and its ‘Tulip Mania’
Soon after the publication of this blog post, the ‘Keukenhof’ will once again open its doors to...
‘If you don’t like it, just wait for an hour’ – About the Dutch and their weather.
A recommendation that I sometimes give to international friends and colleagues is this one: ‘If...
The Dutch and Time
(A calendar as the backbone for living your life) Sometimes, in a new culture, people come across...
Prinsjesdag
(Or: a quick look into the Dutch government and parliament). Soon after the publication of this...
I polder, you polder (How the geology of the country shaped to mindset of the Dutch)
In the introduction of the previous edition of this blog, I mentioned how low the Netherlands are....
Born on Two Wheels (About the Dutch grid networks)
Several years ago I once sat in an airplane, on a homeward-bound flight to Schiphol Amsterdam...
The Story behind Dutch Street Names
If you would, for instance, be in New York and ask where to find a particular store, someone could...
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....
Cultural difference – I am busy, you know
I’ve mentioned it in earlier blog posts: when you talk cultural differences, you talk...
The Netherlands and its ‘Tulip Mania’
Soon after the publication of this blog post, the ‘Keukenhof’ will once again open its doors to...
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