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@hyc
South African expat in the Netherlands
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About me
South African
Lives in Amsterdam
Speaks English , French , some Dutch
Registration: 02 January 2013
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We all can meet to study Dutch! by ourselves by defy
Hello. I'm living in Amsterdam for 3 weeks and understand that for living here i'll need to know Dutch language. I have a lot of time, but haven't friends here. And I think we can create a little team and sometimes with cup of coffie study ...
Hi scribe313 I attended classes for a year but had to stop because of my new work timetable. I really enjoyed these classes but I don't know the current conditions and schedule of the courses. I recommend that you look up the information on ... Read More
Social Housing by Silvio Kunz
Hi everybody I'm planning to move to my boyfriend to Holland this summer. He has a social housing and gets monthly support for the house by the govertement. I'm gonna do my master in holland so I'm not having a huge income and we think that when I ...
Hi I moved in with my girlfriend (in Amsterdam) who has a social apartment and she had some financial aid prior to my arrival. I also have a small income from abroad ( less than you ) and we lost the financial aid. Actually, the aid continued for ... Read More
Looking forward to Learn Dutch at reasonable price in amsterdam by Business_Consultant
Looking forward to Learn Dutch at reasonable price in amsterdam, can anybody have any idea ?
Hello I'm learning Dutch too and found lessons in Roelof Hartplein.If you wish, I can give to you more details. The OBA ( public library ) has computers and books for learning Dutch ( 5 th floor , OBA near central station ). You can access them ... Read More
Living costs in Amsterdam by Sheebadeebs92
Hello, I'm currently in the UK but have been offered a job in the airport as a hotel room attendant. What is the day to day living costs in Amsterdam, would 122 euro's a week be enough for travel and food? This is the minimum I would have based on ...
Hi The most expensive is rent Â….. are you staying at your work? The public transport is great here and affordable ( good service ) and riding a bike is a national institution here ( second hand bikes for sale ). The supermarkets for food are ... Read More
Thinking of making the move... by banjoguru
Hi All, I've been visiting Amsterdam (and Holland in general) since I was about 10, and now I'm seriously thinking about making a more permanent move. Anyway, I'm just trying to assess how feasible it would be: as it stands I have no real ties to ...
Hello James, Good luck with your project. Try and check out these two Internet sites : undutchables.nl svb.nl/int/en/wonen_werken_nederland.jsp#wizardfocus Hope this helps you Â…... :) Regards ±á±ð°ù±¹Ã© Read More
Hello by hyc
Hello :) My name's ±á±ð°ù±¹Ã©. I was born in sunny South Africa and moved to Belgium ( Liège ) when I was 17. I met a sweet dutch girl in Belgium and I followed her home to Amsterdam ( Ijburg ) with my two dogs ... and we met the cat ...... :o Greeting ...
Hello Aurélie Thanks :-) ±á±ð°ù±¹Ã© Read More
Looking for Charities who need stuff by Shelleybean
Not a very eloquent way to put it I suppose, but I was wondering if anyone is involved in/ knows of a charity/s who would like a donation of my 'old' things every 3-6 months or so? Clothes, blankets, appliances, DVDs/PS2+3 games (English), books, ...
Hi Shelleybean, I also wish to give away extra clothes, blankets , books ..etc... Did you find a good charity or other solution? Kind Regards ±á±ð°ù±¹Ã© Read More
We all can meet to study Dutch! by ourselves by defy
Hello. I'm living in Amsterdam for 3 weeks and understand that for living here i'll need to know Dutch language. I have a lot of time, but haven't friends here. And I think we can create a little team and sometimes with cup of coffie study ...
Hello Defy, Hello to you all, I just read your message. Have you started a group? I'm learning Dutch too and found lessons in Roelof Hartplein.If you wish, I can give to you more details. The OBA ( public library ) has computers and books for ... Read More
Dutch State Exam 2: should I go for it... again?? by Pinaymom74
So... living here for a bit more than 2 years now I have taken Staatexamen 2 twice! Surprisingly I passed the B2 level 'writing' and 'speaking'. My take two was for 'reading' and 'listening' but I still failed (needing only 1 point for my listening ...
Hi I'm learning Dutch too and found lessons in Roelof Hartplein that are not too expensive.If you wish, I can give to you more details. The OBA ( public library ) has computers and books for learning Dutch ( 5 th floor , OBA near central station ... Read More