Middleharnis, The Netherlands

During my time in the Netherlands I got to stay with miss Vlot (who teaches the Dutch language), miss Rufi and miss Schreurs (who teach the English language). They had already met me before and introduced me to their classes. Miss Rufi had even missed me so much that...

Before I forget to tell you, I accompanied miss Rufi to the final exams. In the Netherlands pupils are in secondary school until they’re 16-18 (depends on their level). At the end of their last year they have to do very important exams and if they pass, they are...

On the 6th of June one of the pupils brought me to the harbour of Middelharnis. It’s not as big as Rotterdam, but it was definitely a great day. It wasn’t just a regular day, but a special harbour day. That means that there were beautiful boats and some...

I also tried some sweets: apple pie and kruukplaetjes. Although apple pie is known in more countries, the Dutch make great apple pie. They usually use cinnamon and raisins in it and sometimes they put crumbles on top. Kruukplaetjes are typical Dutch cookies, but only...

On Friday the 22nd I was invited to come over at one of the Dutch pupil’s farms. She has Frisian horses, which are originally from the Netherlands. It is also very common to live on a farm in the area that I am visiting right now. Most pupils even have to cycle...