Delft mama of the week: Xiaolin
Raising children in a foreign culture is always a challenge, and this week’s DelftMaMa Xiaolin is actively working to help Chinese children in the Netherlands… Read More »Delft mama of the week: Xiaolin
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23rd of April, World book day. Let’s celebrate!
Books, roses, writers and lovers will literally take the streets of Barcelona and every city big or small in Catalonia tomorrow Sunday the 23rd of April, to… Read More »23rd of April, World book day. Let’s celebrate!
What’s your time worth?
Yesterday I worked fifteen hours without a break. No, I’m not a life-saving surgeon or the Prime Minister – I’m a working mother who is underpaid… Read More »What’s your time worth?
Book review: Dutched up! Rocking the clogs expat style
There is a certain expat wisdom in almost every page of the book “Dutched up! Rocking the clogs expat style”. It’s a collection of stories… Read More »Book review: Dutched up! Rocking the clogs expat style
Delft MaMa takes The Hague
Delft MaMa, represented by a group of kind-hearted volunteers, was one of the 140 institutions present at the largest expat fair in the Netherlands. This annual event… Read More »Delft MaMa takes The Hague
Delft Mama of the week: Feliciana
The first time I met her was just before Christmas. She made me and a bunch of other Delft mamas dance zumba and encouraged all… Read More »Delft Mama of the week: Feliciana
International Blogs in the Netherlands
If you’re reading this, you probably already know that the Delft Mama community has a fabulous blog! With a team of talented writers (even if… Read More »International Blogs in the Netherlands
Sparkle
“What time is it?”, she asks impatientely running through the front door. She glances at the clock and with a sigh she sits on the… Read More »Sparkle
Delft Mama of the week: Maya
Ten years ago our mom of the week, Maya, met her Dutch husband Erwin. Now they are parents of a six-year-old Naama and Boaz who just turned four. Maya grew up in Israel, studied and did the obligatory military service there before moving abroad. She was familiar with the Netherlands before meeting her husband, but never thought she’d be living in Holland – but as faith would often have it, it’s exactly where she ended up. Just like most expats, being far from extended family has taught Maya other ways of having a safety net around her, and she feels Delft MaMa is now her family, too. “For me Delft MaMa is one of the strongest attraction points of Delft. For all of us who don’t have a family here, this group of wonderful people is it”, Maya declares.Read More »Delft Mama of the week: Maya
Ride my bike
“I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike…” sang Queen years ago. Statistics say this is what you have to do while living in Holland. There are more bikes in The Netherlands than people. Babies are transported on a bike as soon as they can sit. Cycling in a tight skirt and high heels to work is absolutely normal. Grandmothers do it. Politicians and businessmen do it. So you should do it too. Ride your bike!
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