Lumpyspacewitch
English looking for information about Netherlands
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English, Married with children
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Registration: 30 September 2016
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Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
Hi, yes I managed to get them into a school fairly easily. I hope you have also settled in well. If you need any help with anything there I can recommend Christine Lang. She has helped me a great deal since I've been here and she really does ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
Hello! Yes we have settled in ok thank you, I can recommend Hilversum as a nice place to live. As for schools I think it's a case of what sort thing you're looking for, there are quite a few schools here and they all seen very nice. Busum ... Read More
Transporting Pet help by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi We've recently relocated from England to Amsterdam and I am trying to find a way to bring our family cat over. He has a cat passport and a airline approved kennel but I'm getting stuck at every angle trying to bring him here. Ideally we ...
No I haven't, but I have just requested a quote. Thank you ๐ Read More
Transporting Pet help by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi We've recently relocated from England to Amsterdam and I am trying to find a way to bring our family cat over. He has a cat passport and a airline approved kennel but I'm getting stuck at every angle trying to bring him here. Ideally we ...
Hi, thanks for your replies. I may have to find someone who doesn't mind driving for us then. I'm not confident to drive that far myself. I don't know why he can't go in the hold alone. I went through the motions up until I was ... Read More
Transporting Pet help
Hi We've recently relocated from England to Amsterdam and I am trying to find a way to bring our family cat over. He has a cat passport and a airline approved kennel but I'm getting stuck at every angle trying to bring him here. Ideally we ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
Thank you โบ๏ธ I have in fact secured a placement in a school there now and we'll all be moving next week! ๐ not loving packing up the house at Xmas time though, but New year's eve in Amsterdam with my partner and the kids ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
Thank you Fred ๐ It would make things so much simpler if the English school taught languages from a younger age. Thank goodness for the newcomers classes in some schools in Amsterdam though. I'm hoping this will give them at least a ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
The public schools in the Netherlands are most of the time high quality and very cosy. Every kid have the ability to learn fast a new language. Don't be afraid for that. Of course, the fist few days can be difficult, maybe the first weeks ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
I'm not sure how long we'll be there to be honest. He's only just been promoted to this position so I would imagine a couple of years definitely. There's a lot to think about before we come over, the kids are at the forefront of my ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
You're lucky to have a such a multilingual child. Unfortunately English schools only teach one or two languages and thats not until they're about ten so they never really get a grip on it unless they take it as a language in secondary ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam by Lumpyspacewitch
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ...
Thank you for your reply, I'll give all those areas a look. As for the public schools for the kids, do they speak English in the lessons? How did they accommodate for both languages. I have no problem with them going to a public school, but ... Read More
Relocation to Amsterdam
Hi My partner, myself and two children (ages 10 & 11) are due to be relocated over here before the end of the year and was wondering if anyone could suggest nice areas to live with a family. My partners job is in south Amsterdam but we're ... Read More
New members of the Netherlands forum, introduce yourself here ย 3rd quarter of 2016 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Netherlands forum? Donยt know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more ...
Hi I'm an Female Brit who, with my partner and two children will be moving over to Amsterdam from England in the very near future due to my partners promotion and relocation. Will be looking for any info I can with regards to country, schooling, ... Read More