Cara Räker 🇩🇪

Cara moved to the Netherlands at fifteen and she is here to stay! After all, there is so much to love about it, except maybe the bread (as every German will tell you). Next to finishing up her bachelor's degree in European politics (dry), Cara loves to do yoga, swim, and cook delicious veggie food.

Fleeing the hard lockdown: Dutchies outsource Christmas shopping to Belgium

No, no, no instead of ho, ho, ho. ❌🎅🏻 Since the weekend it’s official — the Netherlands is going into a hard lockdown a...

Weekly update: Dutch lockdown measures are paying off as infections drop

The RIVM has released its weekly coronavirus figures from December 7 to December 14. The number of infections has decreased compared to the previous week. Over the past...

Dutch primary schools to start their Christmas holiday a week earlier

Looks like Christmas is coming early this year! At least for Dutch primary school children. The extended holiday will start next week to curb...

Dutchies are using apps to organise thousands of parties despite lockdown

We all know that the Dutch like a good feestje (party). So with the 5 PM evening lockdown in place for a couple of...

Extended lockdown and more: this is what the Dutch cabinet is considering

The third week of this winter season's lockdown is approaching and it’s re-negotiation time. Which begs the question — what will the Dutch government...

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