The English podcast about life with the Dutch. Stories from people who have come to live in the Netherlands and those who are thinking about taking the plunge.Stories to make you laugh, cry, pull your hair out and jump for joy. An uplifting new series of podcasts produced by Andy Clark. Here in Holland has interview podcasts to give you expert info and advice on life in the Netherlands.Here in Holland has story podcasts too - internationals share their stories on life in one of the greatest countries in the world.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 23 hours 57 minutes
episode 5: Here in Holland - Black Pete
The debate around Zwarte Piet – Black Pete – has been raging in the Netherlands for several years. Is the character a black-face racist stereotype or just a harmless Dutch tradition?Positions are entrenched – with supporters and opponents clashing sometimes hysterically. Many in Dutch society are simply stunned as to what’s happened around what is a treasured family holiday and celebration.At one stage the UN even got involved...
episode 4: Here in Holland - Emotional Plumbing
Sometimes you meet people and your assumptions are truly tested. This podcast features the story of Sue Sušnik – she feels people’s emotions, literally by laying her hands on their bodies…Her goal to help people regain balance in their lives by realising what’s holding them back. She uses what she describes as a kind of emotional plumbing to get people back in touch with their true selves. Sound like hocus pocus? Well, listen and find out what happened when Here in Holland went to investigate...
episode 3: Here in Holland -The Joy of Cycling
There are more bikes than people in the Netherlands - Dutch people love to cycle.Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands? And is it true that cyclists are always in the right? And what of the rise of e-bikes and new experiments to give cyclists even more freedom? Check out the latest podcast with the Urban Cycling InstituteContact:Here in Hollandemail: hereinholland@gmail.comSubscribe in iTunesor Android app of choice.Support the show
episode 2: Here in Holland - Expat tax Break The 30% Rule Under Fire
The 30% Rule is a tax break for expats in the Netherlands and it is being reviewed. Some 60,000 expats currently qualify for this generous tax allowance - but what changes are likely and why is this all happening now? Expert tax advisor Robert Bosma from Broadstreet explains what expats can expect in this edition of the Here in Holland podcast.Contact:Here in Hollandemail: hereinholland@gmail.comSubscribe in iTunesor Android app of choice...
episode 1: Here in Holland - Expats as Explorers
How about drawing comparisons between life as an expat and life as a polar explorer?Sound crazy? Well not as far-fetched as you might think. This is the theme of the book The Mobile Life – A New Approach to Moving Anywhere. The book draws on the leadership and endurance skills as embodied by British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and extrapolates lessons for internationals seeking to conquer a new world of opportunity. In the podcast this time I catch up with co-author Diane Lemieux...
Here in Holland How to Make Dutch Friends
It may sound strange but internationals often struggle to make Dutch friends. In this podcast internationals talk about this and we hear about some possible solutions. Plus a great event in Leiden to bring locals and internationals together We Are LeidenThe podcast also features Vassia Sarantopoulou from The Anti-Loneliness ProjectContact:Here in Hollandemail: hereinholland@gmail.comFacebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87Support the show
Here in Holland Weird and Weirder
Life as a newcomer in the Netherlands never ceases to amaze – just when you think stuff won’t get any wackier then things get turned up a notch or two.This time in the podcast a collection of random stories I’ve gathered over the past few months since I started making the show. Weird and weirder in the podcast this timeContactHere in Hollandemail: hereinholland@gmail.comFacebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87Support the show
Here in Holland - How to get a job in the Netherlands
How to get a job in the Netherlands? Questions answered in the podcast this time. An interview with Katerina Alikaridou from Randstad Multilingual Recruitment – the international arm of the Randstad employment bureau. Where are the jobs and how much can you earn? How long will it take me to get a job and how do I best present myself? Top tips for internationals in the Netherlands or thinking of coming here to work. FacebookContactHere in Hollandemail: hereinholland@gmail...
Here in Holland Story#7 Learning to speak Dutch
To learn to speak Dutch or not to learn to speak Dutch – is that even a question? Expats you know there comes a time when the language question can no longer be ignored. I look at different ways of learning to speak Dutch in the podcast this time.I visit the Koentact language school in Amsterdam - drop in on UvA Talen University of Amsterdam’s language institute. And join Flowently for a look at its with its tailor-made approach. ContactHere in Hollandemail: hereinholland@gmail...
Here in Holland Story#6 Laughing out Loud with The Cyclepaths
Improvised comedy and what it take to make expats laugh in this edition of the podcast. Comedy group The Cyclepaths share their deepest thoughts when I visit them at a show in Theatre Pepijn in The Hague. The CyclepathsContactHere in Hollandemail: hereinholland@gmail.comFacebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87Twitter: @HereHolland. Support the show