Freya Sawbridge

Freya was born in Edinburgh but raised in New Zealand (cue every person she meets saying “oh I have always wanted to go there but it’s so far away!”). A restless and curious nature has led her to move countries 5 times in the last 3 years in attempt to find a place she can call home. She contacted DutchReview on a whim and arrived in the Netherlands in summer 2019 to start her internship.

Twitter Reconnects Woman With Man Who Gifted Her a Bike When She Was a Refugee Child

Mevan Babbakar, a 29-year-old woman living in London, pleaded with followers on the internet to help her find the man who gifted her a...

Lowlands Festival Set to Become Wetlands Festival

Lowlands is this weekend and has an outstanding line up - Parcels, Jungle, Loyle Carner, Tame Impala and ASAP Rocky (conviction pending) just to...

Tornado, Stadium Collapse, and a New Code Yellow: It’s Getting Wet and Wild in NL

A weather report.. yet again! Although perhaps slightly more interesting this time. The stormy weather over the weekend alleviated any guilt I usually feel from...

A progressive step or too soft? The Netherlands are going to stop locking up youths for minor offences

Stern conversations are going to replace cell time as the police are no longer sending youths to jail for first time minor offences.  This new...

An AI course for Dutch children is beginning next month

You've been training robots (probably unwittingly) for years. Recall all the times you have been asked to click the pictures which show a green...

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