Nicole Ogden πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Hailing from the bustling city of Bangkok, Nicole is a Thai/American international student who came to the Netherlands to study linguistics. When she's not reading books or listening to true crime podcasts, she's practising her singing and guitar skills! She is also attempting to pick up the Dutch language (moeilijk).

Dutch Quirk #77: Switch to English even if you speak Dutch

Most internationals in the Netherlands have gone through this experience. You've been practising your Dutch and gathering the courage to use it in a...

10 series and films on Netflix to help you learn Dutch

Browsing for a Netflix show or film to watch on a gloomy day in the Netherlands? Maybe you’re about to visit your Dutch partner’s...

Dutch Quirk #41: Call everything ‘gezellig’ All. The. Time.

Okay, so we're all aware of how Dutchies use the word lekker for everything, but there's another candidate for most used, untranslatable word: gezellig....

Dutch Quirk #110: Speak more than one language

Here's a very cool trait of Dutchies: they're multilingual legends! You would be hard-pressed to find someone in the Netherlands who doesn't speak at...

Dutch Quirk #3: Cycle more than they walk

Welcome to the Netherlands, where bicycles outnumber people. The Dutch are so crazy about their fiets that they would much rather bike than walk. And...

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