All Entries Tagged With: "Ask an Expat"
Ask an Expat: Hagelslag and other Dutch treats
Mini boxes for sampling :-) When Mr. DJ first started working here in Den Haag a couple of years ago, he would often bring back these little boxes of sprinkles for Roxi. We couldn’t believe that the Dutch ate sprinkles on their toast for BREAKFAST. When we moved here last Summer, Roxi ate this every [...]
Ask an Expat: To market, to market…
I thought you might get a kick out of seeing how I do our grocery shopping here in the Netherlands. And now you can see why I don’t look nearly as cute as those Dutch ladies in my post yesterday ;-) I think I’m too stiff and worried about tipping over because of the ungainly [...]
Ask an Expat: Biking in the snow, Bike lanes, and our Christmas tree
This is a continuation (kind of) of the question LucyLucia asked a few weeks back: Are there special “biking outfits” that people wear when it gets cold? You know, like special water proof insulated pants you put over regular pants? I don’t know why this fascinates me, but it does!! Well, we got our first [...]
Ask an Expat: An interview + Thank Yous!
Hi there! For today’s Ask an Expat, I’m going to send you over to Argentina to visit with Tom Frost, who interviewed me for his blog Expat Alley: True Confessions of Expat Freelancers and Entrepreneurs. Be sure to check out the other interviews, as well as Tom’s excellent and informative articles. By the way, Tom’s wife is [...]
Ask an Expat: Wooden shoes, NL popluation, and a little teen fashion advice
We picked up a wooden shoe ship kit at the Zuiderzeemuseum this summer. Think Wynken, Blynken and Nod. Julia asked: Does anyone wear wooden shoes, not for show or for the tourists but maybe in their home? Do you ever see them outside people’s front doors? Julia, in the almost six months I’ve lived in [...]
Ask an Expat: Holiday Store Decorations in Den Haag, Netherlands
Today’s Ask an Expat is really a follow up to a question Julia asked over a month ago: “I was walking around Target the other day and noticed a whole aisle devoted to Christmas decorations!!! What are the holidays like there? Is Christmas over-merchandised like it is here?” Julia, as you can see in the [...]
Ask an Expat: What is a Stroopwafel?
Stroopwafel met koffie en krant (Stroopwafel with coffee and the newspaper.) That’s my Tate Modern mug by the way. I really need one from the NL. Maybe something from Delft? Hmm. I’m going next week! Last week in the comments for my Wordless Wednesday “Goedmorgen” post, Stan asked: “I say, what is a stroopwafel? Looks [...]
Ask an Expat Roxi Edition: Going to School Overseas
Do you wonder what Roxi is looking at? She’s admiring this view in Gent, Belgium. Julia asked: Maybe Roxi could do an “Ask an Expat” guest post….what do you enjoy about being in school overseas? What do you miss about the US? Roxi says: What do I enjoy about being in school overseas? What do [...]
Ask an Expat: Biking in cold weather and Paris in the Spring
The ladies of Den Haag are very elegant. LucyLucia wondered: Are there special “biking outfits” that people wear when it gets cold? You know, like special water proof insulated pants you put over regular pants? I don’t know why this fascinates me, but it does!! I am sure those coats will get thicker as we [...]
Ask an Expat (a day late): Moving to Amsterdam
Not far from where I take my Dutch lessons. I received a lovely email from a reader in India who had a few questions for me. I actually sent him these answers earlier this week via email, but he said I could post them here too in case they might help someone else :-) How [...]
