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Welcome to our blog

december 23, 2013

Welcome to our blog. On a regular base we  will provide you with tips concerning: Dutch culture, the Dutch language and what to do in the Netherlands.

Tina Turner

maart 07, 2020

/>Tina Turner’s Musical Premiere and and my son Tim’s Swimming Exam in one go! Musicals: As you may know I worked with the cast of musicals like The Lion King, Anastasia and at the moment I work at Tina Turner the Musical. I help the performers with their language skills and make sure that the […]

Groot Abcouder Dictee 2020

maart 07, 2020

“Kinderen en kanker zijn woorden die ik eigenlijk liever niet in één zin zie. Dat dit af en toe wel gebeurt, kan men alleen verdragen als er maximale veiligheid, troost en natuurlijk de allerbeste medische hulp wordt geboden.” – Claudia de Breij Groot Abcouder Dictee 2020 Op 23 maart organiseert Lions Abcoude-Baambrugge voor de 5e […]

Is our English that great or are the English too polite to tell us that we make mistakes. Differences in what the English say and what they mean.

maart 03, 2014

Our English, especially in and around Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague and Utrecht, is definitely not bad compared to the English speakers in other European countries. Still we do make mistakes and yes, the English are too polite to tell us. Even when an Englishman will comment on your English there is still the chance that […]

Gefeliciteerd! Congratulations! Info on Dutch birthdays

februari 27, 2014

  Even when it is nobody’s birthday, you are still confronted with birthdays every day! Most Dutch people tend to display their birthday calendar in the bathroom, in order not to forget anyone’s birthday. These birthday calendars only give you the dates. They are without days of the week and the year, so you can […]

Making friends with the Dutch. Impossible?

februari 11, 2014

Most of the Dutch have their friends outside work, meaning colleagues are not immediately seen as friends. If you want to get to know your colleagues or neighbors better, you definitely have to make an effort. Most of the Dutch love their privacy and they assume you as well. So they are never sure that […]

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About Us

In order to feel at home in a new country and being able to communicate with the new people you meet there, you have to be able to speak their language and understand their culture, values and habits. We organize trainings that help you adjust to your new lives abroad and make sure that you can communicate with the locals.

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