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About me I am currently living in the south of France. I work as an executive assistant in a French security company, where I am the interface between French and English speakers, amongst other things.

Country of origin United Kingdom

Country of current residence France

Interests : Animals, pets, Books, magazines, Coffee, tea and conversation, Cooking, Dining out, Family outings, Gardening, Languages, Music, News, Photography

My favourite books, music and movies : To many to mention

Visited countries : Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Open ateliers in the Netherlands

Michele Carloni visits the open ateliers in the Jordaan and talks to established Russian artist Olga Okuneva about living and working in the Netherlands.

What's on selection 18-23 May

Includes Hugh Masekela, Kinky Friedman, Bharati, Witnessed From Within, Short story and improvisation workshops.

Art Pie International

Photos of work at alternative art fair Kunstvlaai (until 18 May) in Amsterdam.

Comic book originals break into art market

Original comic book artwork, from the boy adventurer Tintin to the cowboy Lucky Luke, is breaking into the European fine art market.

Goodbye to Dutch 'high' life

Even the Netherlands' world-famous "coffee shops" may not escape the present government's reforms. (Expatica readers have strong views on this - see end of article).

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Finding my space in the Netherlands

When Latvian student Gunta Badovska fell in love with a Dutchman and moved to Amstelveen from Riga, she found some of the differences in culture and style between her homeland and Holland frankly peculiar.

A guide to the Dutch childcare system

Being an international in a foreign country can be difficult at the best of times. Add language, culture and childcare into the mix and you may feel overwhelmed.

Why The Netherlands needs women

To guarantee continued economic growth and pensions for the next generation, the Dutch need to encourage their women to work, and help them to stay there, reveals new research.

Dutch economy doesn't care

Economic growth may be slowing down elsewhere in Europe, but consumers and producers in the Netherlands are still going strong. By Johan Huizinga.

Dealing with difficult neighbours

Our criminal law expert advises a reader on how to deal with a neighbour who refuses to follow the 'house rules', and gives some general guidelines as to what steps you can take in Holland to restore the peace in similar sticky situations.

Dutch residence permit application procedures

The Dutch immigration service (IND) is gradually taking over the intake of the new residence permit applications. Immigration expert Patrick Rovers explains the new procedures and the IND's involvement.