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Making the Most of Amsterdam

February 12, 2015January 4, 2021 7 Comments

People keep telling us we are fresh off the boat, but it sure doesn’t seem that way! It’s been 5 months and yet we are so comfortable with the city of Amsterdam already. We have made friends, we have jobs, we have traveled, and yet there is so much more to see and learn about […]

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Clashing Cultures

January 29, 2015January 4, 2021 3 Comments

You can quite literally clash with someone from another country when you greet one another. Oh the awkwardness! This kind of thing seems to keep happening to me! So, what on earth am I talking about? This…this is what I am talking about. Moving into another culture has its own challenges, and we have come […]

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Becoming An Expat: The Anxiety, Adjusting, and Adventures

January 24, 2015March 9, 2021 4 Comments

Becoming an expat is my first big adventure and is the first time I have done anything bold. It was also the first time I wanted something so bad that it pained me. That feeling drove me, it pushed me through the planning, the packing, and the goodbyes. But, really, what happens when you land […]

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5 Things You’ll Need to be an Expat

January 8, 2015January 4, 2021 9 Comments

When we thought about moving abroad to Amsterdam we first had to first figure out how it would be legally possible. Then we had to figure out the processes and logistics of it all. Nobody’s experiences are ever the same, but we looked for resources when we thought about moving abroad, so hopefully you will […]

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Our First Christmas Abroad

January 6, 2015January 4, 2021 4 Comments

There’s a first for everything that happens. Since we just moved to Amsterdam this summer, this was our first Christmas abroad. We are just starting to settle in, so a flight back to the United States was not in the cards. My family has traditions that haven’t changed much except for marriages and children, […]

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Why we choose to live in Amsterdam

September 21, 2014August 28, 2018 9 Comments

You may have noticed the lack of posts on this website. There’s a good reason for that…we were planning our move to Amsterdam in the Netherlands! So, this is still a travel blog but it will focus on Amsterdam for a bit until we start our travels around Europe. We are trying to live like […]

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Making the Most of Amsterdam

Clashing Cultures

Becoming An Expat: The Anxiety, Adjusting, and Adventures

5 Things You’ll Need to be an Expat

Our First Christmas Abroad

Why we choose to live in Amsterdam

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Making the Most of Amsterdam

Clashing Cultures

Becoming An Expat: The Anxiety, Adjusting, and Adventures

5 Things You’ll Need to be an Expat

Our First Christmas Abroad

Why we choose to live in Amsterdam