My story of my second birth in a Dutch Hospital.August 16, 2018 - 9:14 amIt is approximately 22:30 hours and I am shifting and turning and nursing painful cramps. I am 9 months pregnant. It is the 7th of July 2014. Is it labour pains already!? His due date (uitgerekend) is 16th July but the planned c-section (keizersnede) is on the 9th of July. Well, this time I will not take […]
Dutch History; Haarlem the home of the HofjesAugust 14, 2018 - 10:57 amA hofje is a Dutch word for a courtyard with almshouses around it. They have existed since the Middle Ages. A hofje provided housing for elderly people (mostly women). They were privately funded and served as a form of social security. Hofjes are usually built in a U-shape with a yard or garden in the […]
