by Clarissa | Nov 18, 2019 | dutch life |
It’s that time of year again, when the shops are full of kruidnoten and we have the seemingly endless consumerism approaching of Sinterklaas followed by Christmas. One of the things you need to do to a greater extent when you live abroad is to combine holiday...
by Clarissa | Jun 10, 2019 | dutch life, family, writing |
“Moving abroad with children” releases later this week, so here are some more details about what it covers! The first part of the book is an introduction, which begins with our story. Here it is: At eight months pregnant with our second child I came to the...
by Clarissa | Feb 4, 2019 | writing
With two local writer friends I have set up a new group for writers in the area we live in. We had all been looking for such a thing, but hadn’t found it, so we’ve decided to create it ourselves. We want to create a supportive group for writers of all...
by Clarissa | Apr 3, 2017 | dutch life, family
A little while ago we went to see Dirk Scheele at the theatre. He’s a Dutch children’s rock star. We quite like his songs and listen to them frequently. One night after the concert rocket boy was trying to go to sleep, and complained that when he...
by Clarissa | Oct 6, 2015 | dutch life, family
Now we’ve moved to the Netherlands we are learning about how a new school system starts. The first big change to how we’re used to it working in the UK is that you start school the day after your fourth birthday – so there are new students all...
