expat in the Netherlands

Discover the Netherlands, Province by Province: Start with North Holland

by Dana Marin | Jan 8, 2022 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 1

This article is part of “Discover the Netherlands” project. You can read all the articles...

Going to the Doctor in the Netherlands: How to Tame the Family Doctor

by Dana Marin | Oct 28, 2021 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 8

Start a discussion about the Dutch doctors with any expat living in the Netherlands (or even with...

Pros and Cons of Moving to a Small City as an Expat in the Netherlands

by Dana Marin | Aug 17, 2021 | All Photos, Lifestyle, Thoughts | 4

Expat life comes with its joys and challenges. Moving to the Netherlands is no different. However,...

Visiting My Family for the First Time Since the Pandemic Started

by Dana Marin | Aug 10, 2021 | All Photos, Lifestyle, Thoughts | 0

It finally happened: the long-awaited trip, the one I was waiting for since the pandemic started,...

Coronavirus Journal, One Year On

by Dana Marin | Feb 19, 2021 | All Photos, Thoughts | 2

One year ago, when the pandemic was just at the beginning, I started a series of articles meant to...

Big News: I’m Moving Out of Amsterdam!

by Dana Marin | Dec 17, 2019 | All Photos, Thoughts | 4

This December I’m celebrating nine years of living in Amsterdam. And I will celebrate them...

A Walk in the Oude Houthaven

by Dana Marin | Jul 30, 2019 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 1

After a few days of heat, sweat and lack of sleep, during which my house transformed into an oven,...

With My Feet in Two Boats

by Dana Marin | Jun 9, 2019 | People and Stories, Thoughts | 9

There is a Romanian expression: “Cu fundul în două luntri”, which means “sitting...

A Love for Painting: Vanja Popek

by Dana Marin | Apr 15, 2019 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

The first thing I’ve seen when I entered Vanja’s house was a red painting covering an...

Nature and the City: Lynn from Urban Herbology

by Dana Marin | Mar 27, 2019 | All Photos, People and Stories | 1

Lynn Shore is one of the people I’ve met since moving to the Netherlands who had a...

Six years of living in Amsterdam (and counting)

by Dana Marin | Dec 15, 2016 | All Photos, Thoughts | 12

It’s been six years since I left my home country, Romania, on a very early and foggy morning, with a big suitcase and a small cat, and a crazy heart mixed with joy, hope, and worry. It was a December day that happened to...

Amsteldijk

by Dana Marin | Mar 23, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 2

A place where I like to go for a walk is the Amsteldijk street. It’s close to where I live and among the first places I discovered and claimed as “mines”. There is a bench there that I call “my...

Streets of Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Feb 13, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

The first time I came to Amsterdam, I walked from Central Station to the hotel. I wanted to see the town immediately, I couldn’t wait. Walking on the narrow streets, it was almost dark, and I had such a cosy (even...

White winter in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Feb 8, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

This year winter came to Amsterdam with some really, really cold days and, surprisingly, some snow. Maybe this was the city’s way of welcoming me, as I just moved here in December. I’ve heard that the Dutch winter is...