The festive season is upon us – Here in Holland has the guide on how to enjoy it like a Dutchie. So what are the customs the dos and the don’ts? And what should you try? An interview with Abuzer van Leeuwen the man behind the website Dutch ReviewFore more on Here in Holland: Here in Hollandemail: [email protected] in iTunesor Android app of choice.

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The debate around Zwarte Piet – Black Pete – has been raging in the Netherlands for several years. Is the character a black-face racist stereotype or just a harmless Dutch tradition?Positions are entrenched – with supporters and opponents clashing sometimes hysterically. Many in Dutch society are simply stunned as to what’s happened around what is a treasured family holiday and celebration.At one stage the UN even got involved. But what does the international community in the Netherlands make of all this?Here in Holland dives into the debate. Here in Hollandemail: [email protected] in iTunesor Android app of choice.

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Sometimes you meet people and your assumptions are truly tested. This podcast features the story of Sue Sušnik – she feels people’s emotions, literally by laying her hands on their bodies…Her goal to help people regain balance in their lives by realising what’s holding them back. She uses what she describes as a kind of emotional plumbing to get people back in touch with their true selves. Sound like hocus pocus? Well, listen and find out what happened when Here in Holland went to investigate.Here in Hollandemail: [email protected] in iTunesor Android app of choice.

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There are more bikes than people in the Netherlands - Dutch people love to cycle.Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands? And is it true that cyclists are always in the right? And what of the rise of e-bikes and new experiments to give cyclists even more freedom? Check out the latest podcast with the Urban Cycling InstituteContact:Here in Hollandemail: [email protected] in iTunesor Android app of choice.

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The 30% Rule is a tax break for expats in the Netherlands and it is being reviewed. Some 60,000 expats currently qualify for this generous tax allowance - but what changes are likely and why is this all happening now? Expert tax advisor Robert Bosma from Broadstreet explains what expats can expect in this edition of the Here in Holland podcast.Contact:Here in Hollandemail: [email protected] in iTunesor Android app of choice.Facebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87

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How about drawing comparisons between life as an expat and life as a polar explorer?Sound crazy? Well not as far-fetched as you might think. This is the theme of the book The Mobile Life – A New Approach to Moving Anywhere. The book draws on the leadership and endurance skills as embodied by British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and extrapolates lessons for internationals seeking to conquer a new world of opportunity. In the podcast this time I catch up with co-author Diane Lemieux.Contact:Here in Hollandemail: [email protected]Facebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87

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It may sound strange but internationals often struggle to make Dutch friends. In this podcast internationals talk about this and we hear about some possible solutions. Plus a great event in Leiden to bring locals and internationals together We Are LeidenThe podcast also features Vassia Sarantopoulou from The Anti-Loneliness ProjectContact:Here in Hollandemail: [email protected]Facebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87

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Life as a newcomer in the Netherlands never ceases to amaze – just when you think stuff won’t get any wackier then things get turned up a notch or two.This time in the podcast a collection of random stories I’ve gathered over the past few months since I started making the show. Weird and weirder in the podcast this timeContactHere in Hollandemail: [email protected]Facebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87

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How to get a job in the Netherlands? Questions answered in the podcast this time. An interview with Katerina Alikaridou from Randstad Multilingual Recruitment – the international arm of the Randstad employment bureau. Where are the jobs and how much can you earn? How long will it take me to get a job and how do I best present myself? Top tips for internationals in the Netherlands or thinking of coming here to work. FacebookContactHere in Hollandemail: [email protected]Facebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87

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To learn to speak Dutch or not to learn to speak Dutch – is that even a question? Expats you know there comes a time when the language question can no longer be ignored. I look at different ways of learning to speak Dutch in the podcast this time.I visit the Koentact language school in Amsterdam - drop in on UvA Talen University of Amsterdam’s language institute. And join Flowently for a look at its with its tailor-made approach. ContactHere in Hollandemail: [email protected]Facebook pageWhatsApp +31 (0) 6 12 42 83 87Twitter: @HereHolland.

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