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Making Your Vote Count! Posted by Karoly Molina on Mar 16, 2015
Last week I received an unexpected surprise in the mail. Although I am only a Dutch resident, I am eligible to vote in local elections. My family and I have always been big voters, and I was very happy to know that I am able to continue exercising this democratic right. What do I need…
Dutch New Year’s Resolutions Posted by Karoly Molina on Jan 8, 2015
2015 has begun and I am happy for all the opportunities it will bring. I am not the type to make too many resolutions, but considering this will be the year to culminate my Dutch language learning process (at least school wise), I need to set up a plan. By the end of this year…
Eindhoven: Design City Posted by Karoly Molina on Dec 2, 2014
Last Friday I was looking for a kunst or art activity to do, and I ended up taking the train to Eindhoven. I had only passed by Eindhoven, either via de snelweg or the centraal station, but I had never really been in Eindhoven. It seems so silly that I had not gone considering that…
Harry Mulisch: One of the Greatest Posted by Karoly Molina on Oct 16, 2014
When I’ve asked people to tell me who they consider the best Dutch writer to be, Harry Mulisch has been everyone’s answer. Having read his novel The Assault, I understand why. The Assault, or De Aanslag in its original Dutch title, tells the story of Anton Steenwijk right at the end of the World War…
The G in Groningen is for Gezelligheid Posted by Karoly Molina on Aug 21, 2014
On Sunday, Riccardo and I headed to Groningen. Although it was a very short trip, I was very excited to go to the northern most tip of the Netherlands. It took us almost three hours to get there, and we enjoyed a typical Dutch country scenery of bomen, boerderijen, koeien mixed with regen and wolken…
Zeeland: The Flood and the Delta Works Posted by Karoly Molina on Jul 28, 2014
I remember learning to swim when I was young and hearing that in a fight between man and water, water always win. Because of this, I was always very respectful of water as I swam. As natural disasters related to water surged, this idea was reaffirmed. Water would always win. As I made plans to…
Language Listening Lesson – Het festivalseizoen Posted by Sten on Jun 19, 2014
A Language Listening Lesson (Triple L) consists of a Dutch text, with translation and audio file to listen to it. That is the idea – you listen to it and with only that information answer the questions. If you need help, you can consult the Dutch text, and if that does not suffice, you can also check…