Articles by

Chuka Nwanazia

A renegade wordsmith, freelance writer, poet, and digital marketer based in Amsterdam. Besides writing, he extremely enjoys traveling around Europe in search of old and rare books, writing poems while riding the train to nowhere, performing at poetry events, spending too much time reading books, contemplating the meaning of life, preparing tasty dishes and desserts, and searching for the perfect bookshelf.

Keti Koti: the most significant Dutch holiday you’ve probably never heard of

July 1 every year is always a special day in Suriname. It's the day tens of thousands...

If you’re homeless in the Netherlands, what support is out there?

The issue of homelessness can be a very serious one, and even a wealthy country like the...

Eating herring in the Netherlands: all you need to know about the ‘Hollandse Nieuwe’

The large-scale herring fishing in the Netherlands started during the Golden Age. Since then, Dutch herring and...

As a Black man, I can tell you that institutional racism in the Netherlands is running rampant: OP-ED

The Netherlands is being rotted by racism on an institutional level, and while the government is "shocked,"...

Friends on the Bike: what is it, and how does it work?

No one cycles more than a Dutch person. The average Dutch family owns at least three bicycles,...

From the Stonewall riots to Roze Zaterdag: the origins of Amsterdam Pride

If there was ever a time when a group of people said "enough is enough," it was...

The effect of climate change on the Netherlands: what’s going to happen?

The global climate is changing, in fact, it's really heating up over here. 🥵 Melting ice caps,...

What’s the difference between Holland and the Netherlands?

Most visitors to the Netherlands refer to Holland in the same way as they would the Netherlands....