Noah Bloem

Noah grew up in Dhaka, Jakarta, and New York City before finding his way to Rotterdam (and now back to New York again). Despite having recently snagged a bachelor’s degree at Erasmus University College, he is fully committed to postponing adulthood as long as possible.

5 things to do on King’s Day to celebrate the Dutch way

It’s almost that time of year again: King’s Day. 🧡 The day to party, drink, buy and sell random things — and forget even...

5 things the Netherlands doesn’t have (but should)

At DutchReview, we like to celebrate all of the wonderful things that make the Netherlands great, but let’s be fair: there are some things...

7 odd Dutch quirks that show the stranger side of the Netherlands

I'm proud to be Dutch, I really am. After all, the Netherlands is a country of amazing and wonderful occurrences and phenomena. Citizens of...

Even more odd Dutch quirks (Yes! Time for more weird stuff Dutch people do)

Let’s face it. Dutch people are weird. It's not the first time I’ve said it, it’s not even the second time, but that doesn’t...

Here are seven (more) Dutch words to learn

We’ve already introduced you to a couple of Dutch words, but it’s probably not a bad idea to know a few more if you...