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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!).
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er is een klein spelfoutje aan het einde “Jij ben een Nederlander”, het moet eigenlijk “Jij bent een Nederlander” zijn. Wel de eerste test die aangeeft dat ik echt een Nederlander ben, dus dat is best goed.
JOOST??! AS IN THE JOOST KLEIN??