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Beatrice Scali 🇮🇹

Five years after spreading her wings away from her beloved Genova, Bia has just landed at DutchReview as an editorial intern. She has lived in China, Slovenia, Taiwan, and — natuurlijk — the Netherlands, where she just completed her bachelor’s in International Studies. When she’s not reciting unsolicited facts about the countries she’s lived in, she is writing them down. Her biggest dreams include lobbying the Dutch government into forcing oliebollen stands to operate year-round, and becoming a journalist. In this order.

Trans healthcare in the Netherlands: The ultimate guide in 2025

Navigating trans healthcare in the Netherlands can appear overwhelming, but accessing gender-affirming care is possible — if...

Another week, another recall: Albert Heijn pulls contaminated endive from shelves

Albert Heijn is not even done investigating what caused last week's product recall, and it's already apologising...

Yet another Code Yellow announced for NL (but it’s got nothing to do with wind or rain)

An invisible enemy has forced the KNMI to announce a Code Yellow for parts of the country...

Albert Heijn recalls frozen blueberries due to possible Hepatitis A contamination

Put those berries down! If you've recently bought a bag of frozen blueberries from Albert Heijn, you...

Here’s how Dutch changed the English language forever

Have you ever heard people complain that the use of English is becoming too widespread in the...

Brazilian in the Netherlands dies after falling out of a window — but her family thinks there’s more to the story

On January 3, a Brazilian woman died after falling out of a window in Breda. Dutch police...

Dutch influencer always has to poop when shopping at Albert Heijn — and scientists explain why

For the past five days, the Netherlands has been captivated by a nationwide debate about... the bowel...

Serial molester in Rotterdam: Police share footage of suspect, women warned to “stay alert”

A serial molester is on the loose in Rotterdam. While investigations are ongoing, the police have disclosed...