An introvert abroad: Three simple tips.
As expats, we’re often encouraged to “get out there” and make new friends so that we can feel more at home in our host country. If…
Happy Christmas holidays
The team of expatsHaarlemmermeer wishes you happy Christmas holidays and a great and healthy New Year. Merry Christmas! 🌲🎁
Strong increase in corona infections in Haarlemmermeer, other municipalities decrease
The corona infection numbers keep going up and down, without any clear explanation. Haarlemmermeer is the only regional municipality to note a significant increase in the…
From December 1, face masks compulsory in all indoor public places in the Netherlands
Face masks will be compulsory in all public buildings, shops, and stations from tomorrow as the coronavirus law comes into effect. Failure to comply could land…
Haarlemmermeer hotels and catering staff available for corona patients
The municipality of Haarlemmermeer is in talks with several hoteliers and catering entrepreneurs about the reception of corona patients and the possibility to deploy catering staff…
How do our senses work during an international relocation?
Relocating is a sensory experience. Whether it is the chill you feel when disembarking from a plane into a completely different climate, or the shock of…
August day trips round & about the Haarlemmermeer
This summer is probably the weirdest, since many of us don’t know what to do and where to go in order to keep safe but also…
How a trip to Bali changed my smile
Bali, as most of you know, is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is not only a touristic destination,…
Extreme drought in the Netherlands: It should actually rain every day for a month!
It is drier than ever in the Netherlands. Streams and ditches fall dry, the groundwater evaporates fast and the water quality decreases. And summer is yet…
How to adapt in the Dutch concept of Time
Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future. And it is something we all share, no matter where…
Some new corona infections in Haarlemmermeer
The number of corona infections in Haarlemmermeer has increased from 259 to 263 (last update 18-05-2020). Furthermore, little has changed in the figures. Since the outbreak…
Easy parenting during the pandemic
Parenting, as such, is a challenge and if you add the staying-at-home in the mix, it is a recipe for a potential disaster. Kids are a…