Christine Stein Hededam 🇩🇰

A Dane with a special place in her heart for Minnesota, Christine is now falling in love with everything Dutch. Between finishing her bachelor’s degree, learning Dutch, and doing yoga teacher training, you will find her wandering about the Hague. Always up for visiting new places, she loves to explore the Netherlands with friends and takes pride in scoping out cute cafés (wherein to discuss books, big plans, and food).

Moving mopeds to the road has helped but Amsterdammers still feel unsafe

In 2018, Amsterdam took a leap and moved mopeds off bicycle paths and onto the road. Now, a recent analysis of traffic data shows...

Echt?! More than half of Dutchies don’t exercise enough

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) surveyed the exercise habits of Dutchies in 2021 and found that 53% were falling short of their recommended activity goals. Now, we're...

Dutch Foreign Minister pledges continuous support for Ukraine in meeting with Zelensky

Yesterday, the Dutch Foreign Minister, Wopke Hoekstra, met with Zelensky to discuss the future of the Netherlands' involvement in the war in Ukraine. In the...

Dutch Foreign Legion fighter killed in Ukraine

For the first time since the war outbreak in Ukraine, a Dutch volunteer has been killed. Ron Vogelaar (55) died on May 4, after...

More EU students could be eligible for Dutch student finance (um, finally!)

The Education Executive Agency (DUO) now has a series of lawsuits from EU students on its back. It turns out that European international students...

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