Stephanie
@Stephanie Jane 86
South African looking for information about England
Forum posts
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Contacts
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About me
South African
Lives in Reading, England
Speaks English, Afrikaans
Registration: 21 April 2015
About
Occupation
I am Self-employed.
My expat journey
Reading, England, England
Planning to permanently settle here
Amsterdam, Netherlands
I loved riding my bicycle as my primary means of transport. Everything works well, it's clean, pretty and very accessible with lots of well used public spaces. A realtively stress free lifestyle. Amsterdam is a fun city with the feel of a large town. Plenty of expats to find friends.
The language was much harder to learn than I anticipated with my basic Afrikaans. Culture shock due to the cold and closed nature of many locals.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Junior architect
The weather, sunny and dry in winter and hot in summer. The vibrant multicultural community and how friendly and accepting many people are.
The country is falling apart at the seems.
London, England
Most of my family are from the UK and I have a British passport so it was an obvious destination for me to spend part of a gap year working there
Waitress
Walking and catching trains to anywhere, the fields and nature near where I worked, meeting other adventurous and interesting souls. Christmas in the cold and snow. Foxes and hedgehogs in London.
It can be overwhelming and hostile being alone in London and I battled with it being so urbanized, I was only 18 then though.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Activity
Where to buy a pet rabbit? by snadair
Hi everybody I'm travelling from Amsterdam to England where I am from, Years ago my aunt had a rabbit which she got in Amsterdam, and the rabbit has since passed away. Before I return to England I want to buy a rabbit from Amsterdam to give ...
Hi, I guess you have traveled already but in case you still need the info or anyone else might find it useful... I'm not an expert but I have cats and traveling within the EU there will be no quarantine issues (it's like traveling inside ... Read More
Online shopping in the Netherlands by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Shopping online can be far more convenient and offer greater choice than going into shops, be it grocery shopping or retail. Are there options for online shopping in the Netherlands? Which sites or apps do you use most ...
Online shopping is great in the Netherlands. IDEAL is a really convenient and free(I think) way to pay. As long as you buy from an EU company you have two weeks by law to return items for any reason, as long as the product is not used/damaged by ... Read More
Adapting to the climate in the Netherlands by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Adjusting to new climatic conditions is key in any expatriation process. Moving to the Netherlands is no exception. What are the climate characteristics of the Netherlands? How does the local weather impact your daily life, ...
Coming from a warm country (South Africa) this was one of my biggest concerns but it turned out to be a very minor issue for myself and my Israeli boyfriend (even hotter country!). What really helped us was doing as the Dutch do and just going out ... Read More
New members of the Netherlands forum, introduce yourself here 聳 2nd quarter of 2015 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Netherlands forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more ...
Hi, I'm very excited to be moving to Amsterdam with my partner and our cat in June 2015. It would be great to chat to a few people, any advice is welcome. Read More