Finals Fever
And not of the AFL variety either (curse you swans).Incredibly, I have been selected as one of the finalists in Expatica's i am not a tourist Expat Blogger competition. I'm absolutely stoked, to say...
View ArticleWinners are Grinners
Yesterday was a massive day. We hadn't had a great night with Raina (awake at 2.30, then again quite early), but Maarten bless his soul was up and eager to deal with it so I could get some rest ahead...
View ArticleA sappy moment
Those of you who know me well enough know that I'm not particularly sappy. You won't find a single Celine Dion song on my iPod and although I love Sex and the City as much as the next thirty-something...
View ArticleThe REAL Final Frontier
A couple of weeks ago I posted about conquering the final frontier. How going to the dentist and the hairdresser was it and I am as integrated as I could ever possibly be.I was wrong.The final...
View ArticleCounting Down
At about this time in seven weeks I will be jetting off to Australia for Christmas. It will be the first time I have been back since we were married in 2010, the first time Raina has been to Australia...
View ArticleNot quite as famous as Lady Gaga...
This week I have been interviewed by expatblogs.com about my experiences and life in the Netherlands.Head over and take a look: Expat Interview NerissaIncidentally, I have also been nominated by Expat...
View ArticleThe Silly Season has begun
In Australia we are lucky that we don't really have to worry about the Silly Season until some time in December. Well, it does get a bit silly around the second Tuesday in November with the Melbourne...
View ArticleSinterklaas is coming to town!
Last week I talked about the celebration of the patron saint of lollies, Sint Maarten and this week we’re joined by his taller, better known and more controversial brother, Sinterklaas. Well, it’s not...
View ArticleChicken
I’m the master of playing Chicken. It’s not quite farm boys and tractors, but more bicycles and pedestrians, with the odd truck thrown in for good measure.When I first arrived here and started cycling...
View ArticleThanks from The Antipodes
It has been a bit quiet here over the last week or so, I haven't had the opportunity to thank Expats Blog for their fabulous award (take a look on the right hand side of the page) - I'm the winner of...
View ArticleIt's a Holi--holiday!
After two weeks of sunshine and Christmas (over) indulgence I've finally managed to find a moment to sit and write about our Fabulous Holiday.We were off to a rough start, all of us with the trots...
View ArticleInburgering - Big Fat Changes
I’m going back to my roots today at Adventures in Integration. I’m going to talk about Inburgering, something that I haven’t spent much time thinking about in quite a long time.You may have heard the...
View ArticleCircle Party Survivor!
Look what arrived in the post yesterday!I ordered the shirt from Stu of Invading Holland who is just starting out selling this, and other hilarious t-shirts.When I first saw that he had designed these...
View ArticleI'm a Dutch Australian!
Late last year at the Expatica I Am Not a Tourist fair, I had the good fortune of meeting the lovely Renee Veldman-Tentori who is a multi-talented social media expert and who runs the wonderful...
View ArticleHolland
Yesterday I was cheating on my Digital Detox (well, Facebook Detox actually) and I came across an amazing video shared by Holland Photography, simply entitled, "Holland".The author is Dutch...
View ArticleIt's a Holi--holiday, Part II
I've been home from Australia almost three weeks and have not found the time to share the second half of our amazing holiday with you.When I left you I was sitting in my TGA's kitchen just outside...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Raina!
Today is the best day ever. It's Raina's first birthday. I can't believe just how fast the time has flown by. I look at my clock and I can tell you exactly how I was feeling at this moment a year...
View ArticleCabin Fever
If I were Innuit, I would have been sent out onto the ice by now. If I was Anangu I would have been sent out into the desert. If I was living with my parents I would have been given a "clip under the...
View ArticleMy New Hero
(not the man shown in the capture on screen below, really!)"But the Muslims did not kill six million Jews in Europe," is not what I would usually expect to come out of the mouth of TV game show host...
View ArticleThis Week's View
Over the past few weeks I have been down in the dumps (as my ranty post from last week illustrated), but that's all changing people!I went to the sauna with a good friend last week and I have been...
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