A working woman’s expat life and travel stories
The first few months of expat life are known to be as the hardest ones. This is simply because you need to learn how to live in a different country where rules and regulations are most likely to be different from yours. There is also the administrative part for which you are required to sign … Continue reading Expat Checklist for Moving to the Netherlands
It has been 117 days (=2808 hours (=168,480 minutes (=10,108,800 seconds))) since I have moved to Amsterdam. Time has never passed so fast yet so slow at the same time. Taking a quick glance at my 2016 New Year’s resolutions list, I see that I had only completed 5/14 items. Not that I had a road map for those … Continue reading As The Days Go By
“How is your Dutch going?” It is not going anywhere, until I decide to take it somewhere. As the legend says, it takes at least a few months for you to really settle down after moving to a new place. Been there, done that, and totally confirm it. Regardless of how flexible, cheerful, versatile you … Continue reading Autumn is Beautiful in Amsterdam
Last Monday was my first one month anniversary living in Amsterdam. When I look back, all I can see is my last day in Turkey at the airport, waiting for the flight with tears in my eyes. I thought time would go really slowly while killing me on the inside silently. Yet I was so occupied with … Continue reading 5 Things That Make Me Homesick
It has not been a week since I started my expat life so I am still fighting with a big batch of mixed feelings. I had many ups and downs (mostly downs) this year so never would have imagined to start a whole new thing but here I am, in Amsterdam, sipping my Coconut Coffee in … Continue reading 5 Stages of Becoming an Expat
I visited Amsterdam 2 years ago for the first time and felt like it was kind of a city I have always wanted to live in. Not to mention I was still inside of Schiphol Plaza when this happened. I had very high hopes about June 2015 few months back from now. Although I had … Continue reading Expat Life in Amsterdam
I work for a multinational company which gives me an advantage of working with people from different corners of the world: both online and in real life. One of my colleagues turned out be a very close friend of mine in time and I would like to have the honor of having her here in … Continue reading Finnish Woman Conquering İstanbul
