nataneu
Irish expat in the Netherlands
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Irish
Speaks Russian English
Registration: 30 July 2013
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Are you happy in the Netherlands? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the Netherlands? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before ...
nice to hear, but let's talk about your experience after 10-15 years in the country, when your kids would be bulled at school, you and your husband would face the career stagnation, disacrimination at work, gossips and quarrel with neighbors ... Read More
Public School for kids without dutch in Utrecht by Lovenia
Hoi Everybody... I need help to get info about school for my kids. I really want them to go to public school in Utrecht/Maarssen but their dutch is zero but they speak English good enough. Now they still live in Indonesia and I'm planning to ...
What is one year extra on a lifetime?I guess some of the disagreement comes down to our age and current situation. I graduated from my Master only a few months ago, and everything is still incredibly fresh in my head. So at this point in my life, ... Read More
Public School for kids without dutch in Utrecht by Lovenia
Hoi Everybody... I need help to get info about school for my kids. I really want them to go to public school in Utrecht/Maarssen but their dutch is zero but they speak English good enough. Now they still live in Indonesia and I'm planning to ...
Cynic, in my case I'm talking from the perspective of the child. I remember having to cope with a new language and new classmates as an 8 year old, and the pressure my parents already had on me to do well academically. This was difficult enough, ... Read More
Public School for kids without dutch in Utrecht by Lovenia
Hoi Everybody... I need help to get info about school for my kids. I really want them to go to public school in Utrecht/Maarssen but their dutch is zero but they speak English good enough. Now they still live in Indonesia and I'm planning to ...
I am not totally agree with the comments about that you can't go to the university. You have always the opportunity. To me the system is fair. It is understandable that the universities only accept students who are able to graduate after. ... Read More
Public School for kids without dutch in Utrecht by Lovenia
Hoi Everybody... I need help to get info about school for my kids. I really want them to go to public school in Utrecht/Maarssen but their dutch is zero but they speak English good enough. Now they still live in Indonesia and I'm planning to ...
Thank you - I think you are correct in your assumption. My understanding (and this is going back a few years now), is that the allocation is based on testing at 12-years old, but if a parent thinks their child can do better and wants their child to ... Read More
Public School for kids without dutch in Utrecht by Lovenia
Hoi Everybody... I need help to get info about school for my kids. I really want them to go to public school in Utrecht/Maarssen but their dutch is zero but they speak English good enough. Now they still live in Indonesia and I'm planning to ...
a good question, :/ but before I'll answer you, may I ask you a private question regarding your education?I answered your question; so, what's the problem with an MBO education? :)I'm not the poster you are replying to, but I have my ... Read More
Public School for kids without dutch in Utrecht by Lovenia
Hoi Everybody... I need help to get info about school for my kids. I really want them to go to public school in Utrecht/Maarssen but their dutch is zero but they speak English good enough. Now they still live in Indonesia and I'm planning to ...
When I was 8 I moved to Ireland from Russia, and was enrolled in a normal public school. I had no knowledge of English before that, but was able to pick it up quickly. My school also offered extra English classes for foreign students. My experience ... Read More
Are you happy in the Netherlands? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the Netherlands? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before ...
I can't say I'm very happy here. Before NL I lived in Ireland since a young age. I loved it there and the people were friendly and genuine. When I moved to NL to study, I was in for an unpleasant surprise. I put in a lot of effort trying to ... Read More
Job situation in Utrecht: any info or advice? by VforVanny
Hi there. I'm moving to Utrecht from Italy in one or two months and I'll need a job, once I'll get there. I have a masters degree in law and I'm going to attend a LL.M. at the local University next year, then I'm lookin' for a job of any kind, I ...
Hi Claude, you had a very insightful reply so I was wondering if you would answer my question because I'm in the same part time job-searching boat. I'm quite new to job searching, and when you mean "searching in person" do you mean that you simply ... Read More