by Annebet | Feb 3, 2023 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch education, Law, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Teenagers
IMPORTANT EDUCATION NEWS ON THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADVICE A lot is going to change- for the better, if you ask me- regarding the transition from primary (basisschool) to secondary (middelbare) school. Transition test First of all, the ‘end test’ will be called...
by Annebet | Dec 30, 2022 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch culture, Events, Expat, Finance, Health, Housing, Law, Lifestyle, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Taxation
BEFORE 2022 ENDS … To do before 2022 ends Before 2022 ends, there are a few things you might want to do to wrap up the year nicely. As usual, I have made a long, but not exhaustive, list with tips & tricks. When finally the last Corona measures were lifted...
by Annebet | Mar 23, 2022 | Health, Law, News
Last corona measures have been lifted Maybe you had already noticed it.. From today, the last corona measures have been lifted. No more compulsory face masks in public transport and no more testing before going to big events. What a relief! Social gatherings I have...
by Annebet | Dec 29, 2021 | Children, Covid-19, Dutch culture, Dutch education, Dutch language, Finance, Health, Housing, Law, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Taxation, Teenagers
BEFORE 2021 ENDS … To do before 2021 ends Before 2021 ends, there are a few things you might want to do to wrap up the year nicely. As usual, I have made a long, but not exhaustive list with tips & tricks. When 2020 was almost over, we wished for a...
by Annebet | Dec 16, 2021 | Children, Covid-19, Dutch education, Law, Netherlands/Dutch, News
With over 15,000 positive Covid cases per day, and the Omicron variant taking over, there is an immense pressure on the health care system. Therefore, the evening lockdown has been extended until January 14th. This means that everything is closed from 5 pm to 5 am....
by Annebet | Oct 6, 2021 | Covid-19, Dutch education, Expat, Finance, Health, Law, Netherlands/Dutch, News
CORONA UPDATE OCTOBER 2021 It has been a while that I followed the corona updates. Like everyone else, I am just tired of it all. But since many measures were lifted recently, I wanted to know what the current status was. I have gathered a lot of info about the...