Welcome!

On this website I, Vera van Vliet, will write about everything a foreign student needs to know before moving to the Netherlands. I will inform you about Dutch holidays, dishes and snacks, the Royal House, goods which have a Dutch orgin, prejudices about Dutch common people, the thing we Dutchies have with bikes, the places you should definately visit as a tourist and some other remaining projects. I will also provide you with interviews with immigrants and tourists about their experiences in the Netherlands. I am a first year European Studies student from the Dutch town Heemskerk, which is in the Northern part of Holland near the coast. I have been interested in cultural differences since I can remember, and I am looking forward to helping you understand this beautiful country with it's strange traditions. Enjoy!