Capetownkari
South African looking for information about Netherlands
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About me
South African
Speaks English Afrikaans Dutch French
Registration: 18 November 2018
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Internation or biligual schools. by Abeergh
Hello everyone, My name is Abeer and my husband has a job offer in a company near Groningen in Netherland. Currently we live in Britain. I’m a bit worried about the kids (10 and 7years) as their native is English and my eldest will have to do ...
Hello! Just to let you know that I gather the move from International School over to Dutch school is almost unheard of, especially for older children, sadly :(. The schooling systems are just so fundamentally different. But perhaps there will be ... Read More
Internation or biligual schools. by Abeergh
Hello everyone, My name is Abeer and my husband has a job offer in a company near Groningen in Netherland. Currently we live in Britain. I’m a bit worried about the kids (10 and 7years) as their native is English and my eldest will have to do ...
Hi there As a fellow South African, I thought I would reply. I have the same situation as you (daughter of 15 and a son of 10). I also have another daughter who has just turned 17. However, our first language is English. We moved to the ... Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Hi AngloDutch Thanks so much for your candid reply, which is good to hear, as it is really important to embark on the emigration / moving process without having a blinkered / "grass is greener on the other side" approach (although ... Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
You're absolutely right. Sorry ;). I'm so used to referring to the UK instead of England! Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
I'm making the distinction in terms of Britain and Scotland. I'm sorry if this was confusing. There are many differences between the two, including the cost of health services and of university. Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Apologies! I was trying to be polite by answering a message in Dutch in my best Dutch possible 😉. Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Hartelijk bedankt voor deze boodschap. Ik zal probeer om een beetje meer te schrijven als ik terug bij het werk ben volgend maandag. Veel makkelijker om niet met twee vingers te hoef te tikken 😊. Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Hi there Sorry it's been a while since I replied! Thanks so much for the response about where your children are at school. I will check out those schools! Yes, the idea has been to find ourselves work in Utrecht, and schooling for the kids ... Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Hi Nemeziz_ZA Thanks so much for your insights with regards to schools! Clearly you put great amounts of thought into the decision of where to place your children, and then still realised there was a factor you'd not thought about! But ... Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Hi Stephanie Thanks so much for your contribution and all the suggestions you gave; it really helps to speak to someone in a very similar position to us! You are right that this process isn't made easy in any shape or form. And certainly by ... Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Hi DeDiana Thank you so much for your message, which is encouraging, as it suggests that there is a degree of flexibility around moving from one stream to another :) . And it's great to hear that there are universities that offer studies in ... Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Thanks again for your help, Cynic! Really helpful :). By the way, the link for the language school in Utrecht is http://www.taalschoolutrecht.nl/. Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports by Capetownkari
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ...
Thanks so much for the incredibly quick response, Cynic! The part about the kids and school is disappointing (and surprising) for me. But thanks for warning us! Chloe (our oldest) is at one of the top schools in South Africa (with the best ... Read More
Moving from SA with SA husband and 3 kids with Dutch passports
Hi there I'm hoping that someone on this forum will be able to help us get an idea of the "work flow" involved in moving from SA (Cape Town) to Utrecht in our particular context?! Here are some salient details: - I have a Dutch ... Read More