Samantha Dixon 🇦🇺

Sam has over six years experience writing about life in the Netherlands and leads the content team at DutchReview. She originally came to the Netherlands to study in 2016 and now holds a BA (Hons.) in Arts, a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and a Masters in Teaching. She loves to write about settling into life in the Netherlands, her city of Utrecht, learning Dutch, and jobs in the Netherlands — and she still can’t jump on the back of a moving bike (she's learning!).

Let it rain: freezing and wet weather hits the Netherlands

Are you dreeeaming of a whiiite Christmas? Well, the best the Dutch can do right now is rain, with chilly weather entering the Netherlands...

Renewed push to give every Dutch teenager €10,000 on their 18th birthday

Dutch political party, GroenLinks, has returned to their plan of giving every Dutchie €10,000 when they turn 18 years old — with some key...

One-third of Dutch municipalities have never had a female mayor

Of the 355 municipalities in the Netherlands, one-third have never appointed a female mayor, new research has found.  This includes Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen, Tilburg and...

Dutch temperatures plummet in first frost of the year

As the Netherlands perches on the cusp of winter, (so long, autumn!), a drop in temperature has appeared almost right on cue.  If you found...

What it’s really like to be an expat in the Netherlands: a Twitter thread

What's it really like to be an expat in the Netherlands? Are you welcomed with open arms to the land of the tall, or...

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