by Clarissa | Oct 9, 2017 | dutch life
It’s amazing how different supermarkets can be in different places. You’d think they’d be the same everywhere, but the French hypermarkets are a completely different world to Dutch smaller supermarkets, which can be only a bit bigger than corner...
by Clarissa | Sep 20, 2017 | dutch life, family |
Before rocket boy started school I heard about the idea of lunchbox notes – where you pack a short note in with your child’s lunchbox so they know that you’re thinking of them during the day. I tried it out first with my husband, who was amused but...
by Clarissa | Sep 12, 2017 | dutch life, family |
Rocket boy has now made the transition to group three at his Dutch school. This is they year that it gets serious – he starts reading, writing and doing sums. He has his own desk and tray underneath for his things. Each child has been given a set of...
by Clarissa | Sep 5, 2017 | dutch life, family
We’ve now been in the Netherlands for over three years. The anniversary passed while we were on holiday in the UK in fact. Which made me think about how soon you lose the ties to places you used to live in. And how quickly you are bound to a new place. Walking...
by Clarissa | Aug 15, 2017 | dutch life, personal |
I’ve got my Dutch exam results back and while I passed the reading, listening and writing parts I missed the speaking one by two points. I’m really gutted I was so close! So now I need to work out a time to re-take it. Many thanks to Kiki for all...
by Clarissa | Jul 5, 2017 | dutch life, personal
So in my aims for this year I included taking the NT2 Dutch exams, and last week I sat the exams for program 2. I’m still waiting for the results – they should be out over the summer. Fingers well and truly crossed here! The exam was an experience unlike...
