Brin Andrews

Brin is an avid ice cream eater from the US, calling Amsterdam home since early 2019. As a lover of mountains, life below sea level has been a bit of an adjustment, but she manages to stay afloat with long runs, wine, and frequent travel. Incidentally, these are a few of her favourite topics to write about.
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Live goldfish swallowing: why do the Dutch do it?

An Eindhoven man swallows two live goldfish on the terrace of a cafe, de Heksenketel. The disgusted owner bans him for a year. This...

Last week’s heatwave claimed 400 extra lives

Last week, an estimated 400 more people died than the previous week in the Netherlands. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) says the heatwave...

Bol.com bans Zwarte Piet in favour of ‘Piet’, changes references to skin colour

The popular online retailer bol.com has announced that starting late September, they will no longer be selling products containing the stereotypical image of Zwarte...

No increase in wages for healthcare workers, government says

Wages in the Netherlands’ healthcare sector won’t be seeing an increase, according to a new letter from members of the Tweede Kamer (the House...

New Dutch corona-tracking app available for download

The government’s new app, CoronaMelder, warns people who may be at risk of contracting coronavirus. It’s available for download now, but will initially only...
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