The Home Stretch
We are less than a week away from returning to the US. We’re knee deep in boxes and half packed suitcases, but I came up for air to give a little glimpse of the last couple of weeks.
Category: Immigration
So you want to move to Maastricht?
fries) combined with a smaller city vibe than larger northern cities, loads of good restaurants, and excellent shopping. I really think it is the best place to land! Here’s a few things to know if you plan to move here.
Silver Linings
We are soon approaching our 5 months mark here in Maastricht. For me, time seems to have slowed down this month, and I feel the recent days passing in small increments. This isn’t always a bad thing. Usually the holidays are so frenzied and somewhat stressful with endless to-do lists and events for the boys. But, the slow down combined with some feelings of isolation (I’ll explain later), dreary weather (to be fair…it is very Dutch weather and we knew it was coming), and the holidays making us miss some of the comforts of being with all our extended family, have certainly created some tough moments…mostly for me, and those who have to deal with me.
Immigration Update #3
Just last week we picked up the formal cards that show we are officially residents so I felt this was the time to update.
Immigration Update #2: The Dutch Bank Accounts
We keep thinking we had all we needed and finding out we are lacking something. Here’s our journey to opening that darn bank account!
10 things we are always asked (and the answers):
We get many of the same questions when we tell people our plan to live in Maastricht for the year…here’s the answers.
Immigration Part 1
This is not my first time living abroad, but it is certainly different coming as a family and not as a student.
Soujourns with Sarah 