Federica Marconi

Federica was born in Rome but decided life wasn’t chaotic enough — so she moved to the Netherlands in 2019, right before a global pandemic (impeccable timing!). While mastering the art of coffee as a barista, she also conquered an MA in English Literature & Culture. She dreams of opening a literary café where books and coffee fuel deep conversations. Until then, she writes. And drinks a lot of coffee.

This Dutch city just rolled out an innovative solution to battle summer heatwaves (and we’re big fans!)

With summer heatwaves getting more intense, Amsterdam isn’t sweating it — it’s getting smart.  The city has launched Schaduwmakers, a project that uses fake trees...

Two Dutch 17-year-olds arrested for allegedly shooting a fellow student in Amsterdam

A regular Tuesday afternoon took a shocking turn in Amsterdam-Noord when gunshots rang out near Gare du Nord, leaving a 20-year-old student injured. The same...

A single ROOM for students now costs nearly €1000 per month in Amsterdam

Thinking of moving to Amsterdam for your studies? Picturing canal views and gezellig student life? Adorable. But the reality is far less romantic and...

Dutch police arrest 75 people at pro-Palestine rally, while PM Schoof condemns Gaza plans

In the Hague, Liberation Day was marked by pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which disrupted official events and drew a strong police response. In Wageningen (Gelderland), things had...

Got travel plans? Well… KLM is cancelling flights DAILY over the coming weeks

Dutch airline KLM is grounding some of its flights in the coming weeks — not because of weather or strikes this time, but because...

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