Laura Alvarado

• From Saint Petersburg To The Netherlands: A Russian Expat Tells Her Story 3 years ago Empress Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, once said, “I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.” This is what Kristina did after moving to the Netherlands: take courage, find her lost self, and begin again. From Saint Petersburg, a city in Russia of more than...
• Book Review: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and A One Thousand Leaves Cake 4 years ago  If you've tasted, or at least seen a one thousand leaves cake, then you can get a picture of what The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle book is like, with only one difference. To start with, both have a thousand layers, one on top of the other and endlessly going on. The difference is that when tasting the...
• A Happy Turkish Expat in the Netherlands: from Business Administration to Horeca Medewerker 4 years ago Having never left the place she was born and her only known home, one day Merve packed everything and said goodbye to Turkey. She'd lived in Ankara her whole life, but just as a river's flow takes new bends and bifurcates into streams, so did the life of Merve and her husband. A shared project,...
• Eindhoven's New Hairdresser: The Story Behind A Brazilian Expat 4 years ago Superficially, Eliana is a lucky expat. A Brazilian woman who was able to find work and open her own hair salon just a year after arriving. In reality, during her first year in Eindhoven, she cried a lot, applied for jobs, took English and Dutch lessons, lost her father, fought cancer, registered...
• Opera for Beginners: What do Star Wars, Jaws, and Tosca have in common? 4 years ago Did you know that Puccini has influenced all film music, like Star Wars and Jaws? Today you'll learn about the motifs in the music of these movies and the opera Tosca by Puccini, a political thriller that involves crime and frightening emotions. A lethal story. Keep reading to learn more!You know...

Unfortunately, no-one has been kind enough to leave a quick positive comment on this expat blog. Be the first!