How to Setup Utilities when moving to the US
If you’re preparing for your own move to the US, it isn’t straightforward how to setup utilities. Here’s what we learned and what we’d do again.
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10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Moving to the USA: 2.5 Years Later
After 2.5 years in Texas, we’re sharing the 10 honest lessons we wish we’d known before moving to the USA and starting life abroad.
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Why We Moved to America (and Why We’re Still Here)
Our story of why we moved to the USA and why we still live here.
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Making Friends Abroad: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
When we moved to Houston, I expected to miss family and friends. What I didn’t expect was that making friends abroad and building a community would be an ongoing process as people come and go, friendships evolve, and life keeps changing.
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Career Growth as an Expat: From Job Search Struggles to a Promotion
After months of job search struggles, I earned a promotion within my first year in the US. An honest story about career growth as an expat mom.
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How We’re Trying to Raise Our Kids Bilingual in America
A personal reflection on raising bilingual children as a Dutch family living in America. From mixing languages at home to figuring it out as we go, this is what bilingual parenting looks like for us in real life.
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Two Jobs, Two Kids, One Expat Life: How We Make It Work in Houston
A real look into our life as working expats in Houston, balancing two careers, young kids and everything in between. Not perfect, but something we are building as we go.
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Daycare in the Netherlands vs USA: 8 Key Differences Every Parent Should Know
Moving from the Netherlands to the United States with kids comes with many adjustments but daycare might be one of the biggest surprises.
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Working as an Expat Abroad – 5 Struggles
Working abroad as an expat is exciting, inspiring, and something I wouldn’t trade for anything. But it also comes with its own set of struggles, the kind people don’t always talk about. So here they are, honestly and openly.
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Why we didn’t go big in Texas
Moving to Texas often means big houses but we chose apartment living. Here’s why our expat family prioritizes location, simplicity, and lifestyle over space.
