The Netherlands Institue for Sound and Vision, of Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid in Dutch, is located in Hilversum.  This is around an hour's drive or just over an hour on public transport from The Hague.  Hilversum is also often refered to as "media city" as it is the main location for television and … Continue reading The Netherlands Institue for Sound and Vision (Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid)

A couple of months ago, I signed up for the great World In Your Classroom project.  Sponsored by the Municipality of The Hague, in collaboration with ACCESS, PEP, Anglo Info South Holland and The Hague Bridge, this project aims to bring together internationals living in The Hague with Dutch high school students to teach them about other countries … Continue reading 2014 The World In Your Classroom Project The Hague

At our school here in The Netherlands (and I think many schools throughout the country), children in groep 1/2 (grade 1/2 at school) take turns at having the class teddy bear come and stay for a weekend. My daughter waited so patiently for so long, and finally it was her turn!  Then, they take him … Continue reading Flip the class teddy bear comes to stay for the weekend

Earlier this year, with thanks to Theater Amsterdam and Bettine van der Heijen: Expat and Repat Services, I had the privilege of attending the ANNE Theater Production in Amsterdam. Based on the life of Anne Frank, more than 100,000 tickets have been sold since it started in May, and the season has recently been extended through until … Continue reading Anne Theater Production Amsterdam