My Dutch Dream

living in The Netherlands

My Dutch Dream header image 4

Entries from July 2009

One Day I’ll Live In IJburg

July 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I mentioned briefly earlier about having a goal and then going for it. Sounds really cheesy, new-age crap but it does work. Being focussed on one outcome really does help you to achieve it.
Anyhow, every Englishman wants to one day own his home. It’s partly responsible for the huge housing bubble that exists back in [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Uncategorized

More Paperwork & Language Progress

July 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Today I got my BSN (burgerservicenummer). Interestingly, nearly all Dutch people still call it the SOFI nummer (old name). Some people don’t have a clue what I mean when I say BSN. So you’re best off just referring to it as a SOFI.
I haven’t yet received my letter in the post confirming my registration from [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Uncategorized