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!).

The Dutch are the best non-native English speakers in the world (again!)

The Netherlands has topped the charts for English proficiency in a new study released by EF Education First.  The EF English Proficiency Index (EF EFI)...

Netherlands ramps up testing: new XL test streets announced in multiple cities

The Netherlands is taking a big approach to testing, with even more XL test lanes with rapid and PCR tests being developed around the...

Coronavirus: every region in the Netherlands now at highest or second-highest risk level

An increasing number of coronavirus infections has caused Zeeland, the last safety region with a "worrisome" risk level, to be upgraded to "serious," the...

Hooligans pelt police with heavy fireworks after football match in Rotterdam

Feyenoord fans keen to show their support for their favourite football team took it too far yesterday. The night ended with the fans throwing...

Dutch high school teacher goes into hiding after receiving online threats over jihadist cartoon

Multiple online threats over a cartoon have forced a Dutch high school teacher into hiding, reports NRC.  The threats concern a cartoon that hung in...

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