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Emergency Services in the Netherlands Posted by Karoly Molina on Nov 9, 2016

There comes a time in one’s migrant life when we, sadly, have an emergency and need to call the police or an ambulance. What number do we dial? What do we say? Who will come help me? While we would like to never think about this, the truth is that this type of information comes…

Was Yesterday the First Monday of the Month? Posted by Karoly Molina on Nov 11, 2015

Everyone who has lived in the Netherlands has heard the loeien of the sirenes the first Monday of the month at exactly 12pm. I remember the first couple of times I heard it, I was very confused. With time, it has becoming part of the noises in the Netherlands, just like bike bells and tram bells. If you hear…