by Clarissa | Mar 2, 2018 | dutch life, family |
Rocket boy is now starting to learn how to do joined-up writing. He’s so excited about it, and does the hooks and flicks on the top and bottom of each letter with such care. I have to be careful not to tell him the right way to do it, as I know that not all the...
by Clarissa | Feb 19, 2018 | dutch life, family |
When we first planned to move here we assumed that we would swap our British car for a Dutch one. But within the first few months we realised that we didn’t actually need it. My husband commutes to work by train (or bike) and pretty much everywhere that I went...
by Clarissa | Feb 15, 2018 | dutch life, family |
Rocket boy came home from school on Tuesday with pink all round his lips. When I asked him if he’d had anything to eat or drink at school he said no. After more questions he smiled at me and told me it was a good secret and I’d find out the next day....
by Clarissa | Feb 11, 2018 | dutch life, family
This year as well as enjoying Carnaval celebrations at school we went to a parade. Carnaval is not really celebrated in the area we live in, as it’s more prevalent in the south of The Netherlands where it’s more Catholic. Because it is a celebration of the...
by Clarissa | Jan 23, 2018 | dutch life, family
In a previous post I talked about language learning, specifically learning Dutch. About juggling a home language and a community language. But the reality is that there’s always some cross-over. English is so prevalent, and the Dutch generally so proficient at...
by Clarissa | Jan 16, 2018 | dutch life, family |
So with starry girl about to start school I thought it was a good opportunity to think about the differences between preschool child health care in the UK versus the Netherlands. Though I guess I’m really comparing what happened in the two cities we’ve...
