Dutch Brands (Part 2)
Have you been showing off your new-found knowledge at the supermarket after reading part 1? Here’s part 2 to help you look even more like a pro! Albert Heijn Oh Albert Heijn! You… Read More
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Dutch Brands (part 1)
Do you know your Unox from your Calve? Know the difference between Albert Heijn and Douwe Egberts? Fake it until you make it as a real Nederlander… Unox It is the deep midwinter,… Read More
Market day
It’s Saturday! Did you go the market today? It’s become one of my Leiden rituals. Every Saturday morning after the gym I go along to the market to see what delights are on… Read More
Spreken or not to speak?
So you’re coming to the Netherlands… Your friends are amused at the whole situation: You don’t speak a word of Dutch, so how are you supposed to follow a whole masters’ course there,… Read More
A trip to Albert Heijn XL part 2: Albert Heijn XL
OK, OK, Albert Heijn doesn’t always get the best rap. Probably one of the first things you’ll hear about the place is the wonderfully amateur youtube sensation ‘you’ll have a terrible time at… Read More
Cheap Eats!
With the first floor of the library finally renovated, and thesis deadlines looming on the horizon, you may be finding yourself spending more time in the library in the evenings. Marathon study days… Read More
Banking in Leiden
Ahh Holland, the land of managers. Statistics show that Dutch managers are the best in the world, and I have absolutely no reason to doubt it. They are friendly, precise, clinical, adjective, and… Read More
Why you NEED a bike
Friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. The tragedy that is liable to befall every one of us who finds themselves on Leiden’s far-flung shores has stricken me with the most devastating of… Read More
Your first week in lovely Leiden? The Leidener welcomes the new students
Hello dear new arrivals, I hope you have had a great journey and arrived save and sound in this wonderful town?! Doesn’t it look like a winter wonderland at the moment? I hope… Read More
Sugar rush and sound shock in the former embassy
Imagine living in a nice old villa in a charming neighborhood in The Hague. Imagine the house having an enchanting spirit for it being a former Congolese embassy. Imagine living there with your… Read More
