Meet Sowmya! Part 4 of a Series Each week in the coming months, our blog team will share an interview with the coordinators of the… Read More »Meet Delft MaMa’s Outreach and Partnership Coordinator
Last fall I was wandering through Clingendael Park to enjoy the fungi season on one of the few warm sunny days. I walked on a thick carpet of brown leaves and took pictures with my phone here and there. I was trying to register the amount and diversity of fungi it was possible to see around. There were people more ready than me to catch up with the beauty of nature: big cameras, tripods, and lights. I knew, at that moment, that fungi were a serious matter in this country.
Read More »Enjoy the Fungi Season and Help the Science!
I found a lovely supportive community with some new friends who helped me become familiar with living in the Netherlands. Part 3 of a Series… Read More »Meet Delft MaMa’s SLiDe coordinator
Part 2 of a Series Each week in the coming months, our blog team will share an interview with the coordinators of the various departments… Read More »Meet Delft MaMa’s Blog Coordinator
[Design & Parenting] My Sleepless Postpartum Nights with Breast Pumps
Part 1 of a series Each week in the coming months, our blog team will share an interview with the Coordinators of the various departments… Read More »Meet the 2022 Chairperson of Delft MaMa
“I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.” George Bernard Shaw wrote these words in his play, Widower’s Houses. I get it. The whole point… Read More »5 Ways to Feel at Home in Delft and The Netherlands
Ways to keep Your Children Active During The Summer And Beyond These days, it can be a challenge as a parent to pull your children… Read More »Activities for Children in Delft
In the honor of Mother’s Day, I talked with two inspiring moms who were willing to share their experiences living in the Netherlands. They both… Read More »Living in The Hague
We are in tulip season. Tulips are everywhere and for sure a bunch of them are flourishing in some spot of the house. Parades and… Read More »Science and art to enjoy tulip time
One of the things that drove my attention when I came to live in the Netherlands was architecture. Quite different from my country, this place seems to reflect identity through the way houses are built. I learned about rijtjeshuis and bovenwoning (I live in one of these!). Architecture shapes a city, but who defines it? What are the stories behind those bricked walls that reproduce once and again? Reading about architecture in the Netherlands, brand-new research caught me. It was about women in Dutch architecture history.
Read More »Dutch architecture: a women’s matter
Have you ever wondered how to live in a more sustainable way in Delft? This question seems to be around in our everyday life. At… Read More »Simple Steps to Make Your Life in Delft More Sustainable
Here’s my story of miscarriage; may it provide some comfort even though it has no happy ending.
Read More »Let’s talk about miscarriages
Welcome to our first Delft MaMa blog post of 2022. For many of us, 2021 was a challenging year, again dominated by COVID regulations and… Read More »Goodbye 2021, Hello 2022! Celebrating our community
The holiday season is a time we all look forward to being together. It is a time to reconnect, spend some time enjoying each other’s company, and perhaps forget about the realities of the world. For many families in the Delft MaMa community, however, this will be the second season spent apart due to the constraints of the pandemic. The importance of being together, across space and time, is what inspired the creation of Peekabond – a video messenger to connect families using science-based play activities. Designed for families with young children, to feel connected to loved ones.
Read More »Feel together with your family, even from a distance
Infant Communication Your baby is trying to communicate with you. How can you understand them when they cannot yet speak? What happens when your baby… Read More »Communicate with Your Infant Using Baby Sign Language
Are you one of those people who gets all the end-of-summer blues? Or that holds too tightly to warmer days? Secret City Trails’ motto is that there’s no bad weather… only bad clothing choices, especially in Delft! Urban stories, quirky details and charming corners… They’re always there for you and your family, no matter the season. Read about my experience trying Delft’s Discovery Walk with my husband and kids!
Read More »Discover Delft with Secret City Trails