"London just felt too big for me; Amsterdam is just right"

"Imagining leaving and not coming back here breaks my heart"

"My first Dutch was ‘Is het een Sinterklaas of kerstcadeau?'"

"In the south of the Netherlands, you say hello to strangers"

"I'm pretty integrated but I still don't eat broodjes for lunch"

"I'm okay with herring, I am even ok with rain, 365 days a year"

"I’m a refugee here, but I have also become an immigrant"

"This country has given me space to become more than my work"

"I’m absolutely the person buying kruidnoten in July"

"We’re a true mix at home, four languages fly around our table"

"The Netherlands is innovative yet surprisingly traditional"