From the movie Office Space: Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had a million dollars? Lawrence: I’ll tell you what I’d do, man: two chicks at the same time, man. Peter Gibbons: That’s it? If you had a million dollars, you’d do two chicks at the same time? Lawrence: Damn straight. I always [...]

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For short-term stay up to 21 days, there is no need for a visa for citizens of The Netherlands. The same goes for a U.S. citizen. Because I am a former Filipino citizen, the following will be our options when we decide to stay longer than 21 days: Balikbayan Program Here, both me and my [...]

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Phase 0 Preparation (details of these will be discussed in succeeding posts) This has already started now. We need to research the best kind of visa we will use for our long stay. Also, we just found out that we could not officially sublet our apartment. According to our landlord we should “not let them [...]

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I have a very stable but stressful job in the IT field here in the Netherlands. I am aware that I am pretty fortunate to get a job like this here in this country where it is so difficult to settle down as a foreigner — especially if you do not speak the language. But [...]

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The Philippines * faith in God and Christian values * friendliness, hospitality and generosity to visitors/people you meet. Helping people in need. * respect for parents and older people * being close to family * to excel in work and academics the USA * following your heart * being independent or self-reliant * responsibility in [...]

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