Contributors
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Stephanie Ward
Stephanie Ward is a Business and Marketing Mentor (fireflycoaching.com) who helps passionate small business owners attract more clients and grow their
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Dorota Klop-Sowinska
Official Member of Forbes Coaches Council. I specialize in international career and expat coaching. I am the author of the book Career Jump!
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Helen Frew
I am a freelance policy consultant. I was born in Scotland, worked mainly in Brussels and am now living in the Netherlands.
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Stuart B
An accident prone Englishman living in Holland since 2001. Still not great with the language but finds stampot lekker.
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Matt Luna
A communication specialist
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Linda A. Janssen
Writer, author & expat living abroad and sharing the good, the less good and the just plain odd. I chronicle making a new life in NL.
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Efthymios Kotronias
Efthymios Kotronias, based in Amsterdam, makes his first steps as a freelance journalist and writer.
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Mary Jane Roy
Mary Jane facilitates individuals and companies in learning simple, effective techniques to reduce, relieve, and release stress anywhere, anytime.
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Donna DuCarme
"Creative Facilitator" Donna DuCarme splits her time between the Netherlands and Scotland, and loves them both for very different reasons.
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Mimis Chrysomallis
Freelance writer, music blogger, cinephile, guitar player. I like being in the company of cats and good books.
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David Beckett
Author of 'Amsterdam...
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Christine Fischer
Christine Fischer holds an M.A. & a M.Ed. in multicultural counseling psychology from TC, Columbia University, NYC.
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Catalina Barzescu
Catalina is a media and journalism graduate from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and an avid writer and reader.
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Maria Habets
Maria is a Communications Consultant//Life Coach.
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Aimée Tañón
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Lynn Morrison
Lynn is one of the primary contributors at The Marketing Salon, a blog with marketing advice for SME's.
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Kyrin Hall, PhD
I am a Clinical Nutritionist and TV Health Journalist. For TEDx 2014, I did a workshop on Food for the Brain.
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Sonia M
I'm a Romanian/Canadian currently living in Rotterdam.
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Adam Vagley
Adam Vagley is co-founder of GoodMigrations (https://GoodMigrations.com), which makes it easy to move anywhere in the world with free city guides and
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Wendy Mackey Jones
Solutions for Balance is a consultancy company specialising in work-life balance, and supporting individuals, groups and organisations to be healthy,
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Caitriona Rush
Caitriona has spent 18 years living and working in 9 countries around the globe.
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Anastasia Christidou
Anastasia Christidou is a certified counsellor and psychotherapist working with expatriates in Rotterdam (NL) and Brussels (BE).
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Jailan Heidar
Jailan Heidar provides support for English speaking parents of young children in the Netherlands.
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Somesh Valentino Curti
I am a certified therapist who helps expats facing difficulties in everyday life abroad: Anxiety and emotional instabilities; Relationship & c
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Vivian Chiona
Vivian Chiona is the founder and director of Expat Nest (www.expatnest.com), which provides emotional support to expats and their families through onl
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Ellen Keith
A Canadian with Dutch roots, Ellen has had half her heart in the Netherlands since the day she was born.
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Marja-Ilona Koski
I am a theoretical Computer Scientist turned into a Computer Science teacher.
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Melania Zampieri
I am a licensed psychologist and support internationals living in the Netherlands.
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Viviënne Wormsbecher
Viviënne Wormsbecher is a tax adviser with Blue Umbrella.
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Wendy van Dalen
Drs. Wendy van Dalen. Mother, entrepreneur, and traveling addict.
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Jeremy Bierbach
Jeremy Bierbach is an attorney-at-law at Franssen Advocaten, a niche law firm specialized in immigration and (international) family law.
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Sharon Galor
Dr. Sharon Galor helps adult expats overcome their struggles and achieve greater happiness, balance and well-being in their life.
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Tessa Nagtegaal
I am a Dutch and English speaking psychologist, relaxation specialist and meditation facilitator.
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Kirtika van Hunen
Kirtika van Hunen is a certified intercultural trainer, writer, coach and founder of Between2Cultures https://www.between2c.nl/ Through her trainings;
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Mohamed Kaddour
Mohamed Kaddour is a tax advisor at Taxsight. Taxsight provides tax services for professionals in the Netherlands.
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Joe Montagna
A New York born, Los Angeles raised now living in Amsterdam self proclaimed foodie with a silver tongue, god like voice and a "Bourda
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Brandon H.
I'm a freelance journalist currently residing in the Netherlands.
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Iana Poliakova
Iana Poliakova is an Amsterdam-based content writer and one of those lucky people who are extremely passionate about what they do.
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Richard Medina
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California by Mexican parents from Michoacan, Mexico.
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Alfred Griffioen
I am an expat currently staying in my home country, have lived in Singapore for 4 years and am a world traveler.
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Sabrina Bucknole
Sabrina Bucknole is a writer from the United Kingdom. She enjoys writing about travel, expats, and healthy living.
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Tea Gudek Snajdar
Tea Gudek Snajdar is a founder, a travel blogger and an art guide in the Culture Tourist. She is organising private art tours (http://culturetourist.
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Jonathan Watson
Jonathan Watson is Chief Market Analyst at the currency brokerage Foreign Currency Direct (https://www.currencies.co.uk), as well as an Associate Dire
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Steven Morgan
British comedian, writer, improviser, storyteller, actor and IT consultant living in The Netherlands since 2018.
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Eric Haynes
Masters student in IB at Radboud University and Marketing Coordinator at The Expat Kids Club
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Rebekah Lawler
Rebekah Lawler is an Irish writer, living in Dutch suburbia with her husband and two differently wired small kids.
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Nisha Baghadia
Nisha is passionate about writing and loves to share her thoughts with the world.
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Margaret Kearns
Margaret lives in Amsterdam with her family and writes about topics such as living overseas, education, travel and parenting.
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Johnny Byrnes
Irishman living in Berlin. Happily called Utrecht his home for 3 years. Enjoys exploring the German capital on his trusty Dutch bike.
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Desmond Boateng
We are the ultimate vegan food guide in Amsterdam.
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Martha Jameson
Martha Jameson works as a content editor at ;Origin Writings and Phd Kingdom.
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Stephanie Wollenberg
Steph is a freelance copywriter originally from London.
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James McDonagh
James McDonagh is Director of EMEA at niche technology recruitment firm Frank Recruitment Group.
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Oliver Barrett
23. A recent immigrant to the Netherlands. A Welshman in Den Haag.
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Natasha Bonnevalle
Natasha Bonnevalle is a Partner at THNK School of Creative Leadership.
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Michelle Carter
Michelle is the founder of ZenDo Mentors, the mentoring platform for the Work in Progress adult.
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Jacqueline Naaborg
I am Jacqueline Naaborg, proud mother of two beautiful daughters, the wife of a wonderful Peruvian and working as an online study coach.
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Maite Francois
Maite works as a proofreader and translator at UvA Talen. She loves gardening, pub quizzes and cycling around Amsterdam.
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Peter Lavelle
Peter Lavelle is a Digital Marketing Consultant at Pure FX.
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Chloe Bennet
Chloe Bennet is a travel writer at BoomEssays and UKWritings portals. She is an avid hiker and enjoys lengthy trails near her house.
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Rilind Elezaj
Rilind Elezaj is a devoted career specialist who trained at Animas Coaching. He helps people make career choices that feel genuinely right for them.
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Iryna Ivanova
Iryna Ivanova is a founder and instructor of IBY with focus on the stress release, energy and motivation boost, productivity and performance increase
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Sjaak Vane
Co-founder of Relationship Weekend - a time-out for expat couples to improve their relationship.
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Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco
Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco is a Year 4 Class Teacher and ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Leader’ at the British School in the Netherlands.
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Ashley Halsey
Ashley Halsey is a professional writer at Lucky Assignments who has been involved in many projects throughout the country.
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Kat Malecka
I write a lot. I like it very much! I started when I was a teenager, and this is why I studied literature.
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Kristin Savage
Kristin Savage nourishes, sparks and empowers using the magic of a word. Now she works as a freelance writer at TrustMyPaper and GrabMyEssay.
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Maria Tomasello
Hi! I'm Maria (or M) I'm Italian and I live abroad since almost 10 years.
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Arjen Hardesmeets
Hello! My name is Arjen Hardesmeets. I am a Dutch citizen, currently living in Amsterdam.
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Evgeniya Akulova
Hi, my name is Evgeniya Beba-Akulova and I am a career consultant working with international experts on building their career in Germany.
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Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes
Architect, author, international speaker, Founder and CEO of AKKA Architects, Stephanie is part of a new breed of young visionary architects who opera
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Sofia Chalkidi
Born in Greece, and now living in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Molly Crockett
Molly Crockett is a lifestyle blogger and writer, who shares her ideas by contributing posts to online magazines and blogs.
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Jennifer Sun
Jennifer Sun is the founder of Sun for Soul, with a mission to simplify ancient healing for the modern human.
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Mia Tolentino
Mia Tolentino works at Transparent International NYC (www.movingtransparent.com) as a consultant.
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Kyle Kroeger
Kyle Kroeger is the founder and owner of ViaTravelers. He’s also a dad, husband, and seasoned traveler.
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Jeanine Souren
I am a psychotherapist, family and couples therapist and a sexologist. I work with expats online and in my private practice.
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Mark Ashurst
Founder of 2nd Opinion, a newsletter (with films) capturing the breadth - or narrowness - of media comment and opinion from the Netherlands.
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Sima Baldisserri
Sima is a 20+ years yoga practitioner, a painter, bookkeeper and advocate of a holistic approach to health. Trained in Hatha, Yin and Restorative yog
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Agostina Chemello
Agostina Chemello is an SEO Marketing Specialist and does Content Marketing at Porch.com.
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Nasibeh Charbgoo
Nasibeh Charbgoo has Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Iran University of Science and Technology.
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Maggie Gacy
Maggie Gacy is a marketing consultant and a part-time writer, currently working at Upsuite. She loves reading and traveling.
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Irina Volgareva
Irina is a conscientious citizen and writer. Originally from Russia, she is living and working in Amsterdam.
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Vicky van der Zee
“Vicky van der Zee graduated from Oxford University in 2016, having studied her MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition.
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Haroen T. Lemmers
HI! I am Haroen. Named after an Arabian sheik Harun-Al-Rasjid. I dunno. I was three when I left and have lived in the Lowlands for all my life.
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Desmond Boateng
Desmond Boateng is an experienced digital marketing expert.
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Vivian Acquah
Passionate and driven, Vivian Acquah CDE® is making an impact on the world of workplace wellness and DEI.
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Belinda Mountain
Belinda is a writer, author and digital marketing consultant who has lived in London, Europe and South Africa over the past 20 years.
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Sebastian Jorna
I’m half German, half Dutch, and have lived all over the globe.