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
