by Clarissa | Jan 18, 2016 | dutch life
We’re settling into life here now – I’ve joined an orchestra, started doing yoga & go to church every now and again (that’s another reason to improve the Dutch). Rocket boy has started school & starry girl is about to start preschool,...
by Clarissa | Oct 13, 2015 | dutch life
Learning any new language is intimidating, especially learning it as an adult. What I want to say in conversation is much more complicated than what my son chatters away to himself. Different tenses, sub-clauses, conditional etc are rarely part of his standard...
by Clarissa | Aug 31, 2014 | dutch life
So, it’s three weeks since we arrived and we’re starting to fell like we’re getting sorted and finding our way about. Here’s a brief summary of what we’ve been doing: – nearly all the boxes are unpacked – bedrooms and...
by Clarissa | Jul 18, 2014 | dutch life
Thinking about our move I’m realising that so many of our cultural references are related to the stories we learnt as children; whether that’s from books, films, TV or anywhere else. Which has made me think about what this move means for our children and...
by Clarissa | Jun 26, 2014 | dutch life
One of the big challenges when moving is to find somewhere to live at the other end. Even more so when you’re moving abroad, so have to figure out a completely different system. However, we seem to have managed it remarkably easily. We had planned while we were...
