Hey Rosalind, thanks for sharing your experience 💛I’m also an Australian who moved to Amsterdam at the end of 2020 and I really related to many parts of your experience (incl. not dealing with cockroaches 😅). Hope you continue to share your journey + good luck with figuring out how to get your music recording off the ground!
Love to see you picked up biking, try Dutch snacks and probably learn Dutch fairly quickly. Get used to cold weather, our summer is probably as warm as your winter. But I prefer it that way, if it is cold, just put on some additional cloth. I got that you like music and want to start recording, did not yet work out though if you do that professionally or if you have a job in a different field. Maybe I can figure that out in one of the next videos. Amsterdam is beautiful, so I get you like the city. But try and make trips outside of Amsterdam, explore the country to get a feel of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is a bit different from other places in the Netherlands, so to get the whole experience take the train and travel a bit. I enjoyed the few videos you already posted, keep it up. Erik
Hi Rosalind. You seem to be brave to leave your comfortzone and move to the other side of the world and I wish you well, but you made me laugh at the beginning. Showed us your Museumcard, then went to Lidl, as if you need a Museumcard to visit a super market. Edit: 3:40 'I just lose all sense of where I am'. Yep, I had that impression right away ;-)) Welcome to my country, enjoy your culture shock. Aussies and Dutchies get along very well, I'm sure you will make new friends soon and in a few months you will be alright. B.t.w. I subscribed 'cause I'm curious how you're doing in this sometimes 'weird' country. Maybe I'll comment or advice on future videos.
I am so proud of you. I always knew how capable you are. But it sometimes takes these big life moments for you to believe! I am loving the city scenes! I love an overseas supermarket! Can’t wait to keep watching and living vicariously through your adventures.
Thank you so so much Amanda, that honestly means the world, since I'm so thankful for your mentorship and support during UA days! 🥰❤️ Looking forward to experiencing this next big adventure!!
Hello courageous girl. You made the right decisions, even if you don't stay in Europe, it will be a wonderful life-experience that you will never forget. I feel you're a bit emotional every now and then, that's good. Take life as it comes and enjoy, life is too short to have regrets.
Hey Rosalind, you have every reason to be proud of yourself, you made it here. Even if it turns out that Amsterdam isn't a good fit, you will never have to wonder but what if I went.. That said I do hope you like it here and I envy you because Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Europa have so much to offer. You might wanna check out Mezrab near the KNSM eilands, it has live music and story telling and open stage for you to participate.
Thank you, that's exactly how I'm feeling right now - being happy where I am regardless of the future is wonderful 😁 And thank you for your recommendation!
Great vlog! We've been seriously considering moving to Amsterdam from Canada in the next couple of years. It's our favourite city in the entire world, something about it, maybe because we got engaged there in 2019. So this was a nice little sneak preview of what that new feeling's like. Super brave of you, and I'm sure you're fitting in just fine! The Dutch are super friendly folks. We're actually flying to Amsterdam in a couple of days, really hoping the weather is going to cooperate!
Welcome Rosalind. I guess cockroaches are a big city thing. Never had one in the small village were I live. The bulbs that are coming up now are mainly narcissus flowers and hyacinths.
Very brave! It is also fun to drive on your bike to follow the Amstel river or visit little villages like ‘Durgerdam’ or drive to the beach. It gives you more freedom and a sense of the area outside the city. Enjoy!
Welkome to the Netherlands Rosalind! Greetings from Rotterdam ! Its the opposite of Amsterdam! But also beautiful ! Those who love modern architecture lots of space and original sights should definitely not miss Rotterdam!
April and may are fantatic months to travel especially in southern Europe where the clime is warm and not yet very hot lie in summer time. Making even just week end trips form Amsterdam to Spain, Portugal, Italy or Greece should be easy and not that expensive.
I'm also from Melbourne and thinking of doing the same thing. Amsterdam or Berlin next year. Work in Marketing Automation and thinking of applying for jobs towards the end of the year. Was wondering how was the visa/sponsorship process or do you have an EU passport?
Hi you doing good , i am an old dutch canadian, so i know what a other country can do , don 't be afraid to talk to people there they know how to speak english, go about twenty to thirty five minutes out of town and you see another world, special in the spring, all the flowers are coming up , have a nice time.
Heee if you have the time you can also visit Frysia :D. Welcome you with a coffee :P. Show you arround. Amsterdam is fun but there is so much more to the Netherlands.
Hi, I'm a rando on the internet who did the reverse; Netherlands to Straya. If you're having problems getting into the Amsterdam music scene consider looking at Den Haag (The Hague). It's famous for it's artists. Rotterdam is good for electronic music.
Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
Amsterdam is not the Netherlands so just remember that. Amsterdam is often considered a dump by plenty of Dutch who live outside the city. I avoid it like the plague.
Hope you are okay, Amsterdam is not a nice place to be in the Netherlands... well it has Vineyard Church, and Dwaze Zaken, the café with wonderful is near the train station, but for the rest.... be careful out there..
@@pietdegeling4696 Tourists mostly I think. Amsterdam used to be overrun by tourists coming there over the weekend to get high and drunk. Since covid, when tourism stopped pretty much, even the people in Amsterdam and the city realised how much of a nuisance these type of tourists are, and steps are being considerd to try to keep these tourists out, and instead focus on a more 'mature' type of tourist, who stay longer to enjoy and get to know dutch culture a bit more. One part of this culture worth mentioning, is that people living in Amsterdam are considered arrrogant by the rest of the Dutch. While Amsterdammers boast about how great their city is, the rest thinks it is overcrowded, too expensive, and has the worst bike infrastructure in The Netherlands. 😂
good luck Rosalind! I came for 2 weeks of vacation and I stayed for 5 years.. and still counting! greetings!
Hey Rosalind, thanks for sharing your experience 💛I’m also an Australian who moved to Amsterdam at the end of 2020 and I really related to many parts of your experience (incl. not dealing with cockroaches 😅). Hope you continue to share your journey + good luck with figuring out how to get your music recording off the ground!
Love to see you picked up biking, try Dutch snacks and probably learn Dutch fairly quickly.
Get used to cold weather, our summer is probably as warm as your winter. But I prefer it that way, if it is cold, just put on some additional cloth.
I got that you like music and want to start recording, did not yet work out though if you do that professionally or if you have a job in a different field. Maybe I can figure that out in one of the next videos.
Amsterdam is beautiful, so I get you like the city. But try and make trips outside of Amsterdam, explore the country to get a feel of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is a bit different from other places in the Netherlands, so to get the whole experience take the train and travel a bit.
I enjoyed the few videos you already posted, keep it up.
Erik
I'm definitely looking forward to traveling around the Netherlands! 😁
Hi Rosalind. You seem to be brave to leave your comfortzone and move to the other side of the world and I wish you well, but you made me laugh at the beginning. Showed us your Museumcard, then went to Lidl, as if you need a Museumcard to visit a super market. Edit: 3:40 'I just lose all sense of where I am'. Yep, I had that impression right away ;-)) Welcome to my country, enjoy your culture shock. Aussies and Dutchies get along very well, I'm sure you will make new friends soon and in a few months you will be alright. B.t.w. I subscribed 'cause I'm curious how you're doing in this sometimes 'weird' country. Maybe I'll comment or advice on future videos.
I am so proud of you. I always knew how capable you are. But it sometimes takes these big life moments for you to believe! I am loving the city scenes! I love an overseas supermarket! Can’t wait to keep watching and living vicariously through your adventures.
Thank you so so much Amanda, that honestly means the world, since I'm so thankful for your mentorship and support during UA days! 🥰❤️ Looking forward to experiencing this next big adventure!!
Just loved seeing this Rosie. Heaps of love and support to you. ❤️💕
Thank you Gilly!! ❤️❤️ It's been marvelous so far! 🥰
Hello courageous girl. You made the right decisions, even if you don't stay in Europe, it will be a wonderful life-experience that you will never forget. I feel you're a bit emotional every now and then, that's good. Take life as it comes and enjoy, life is too short to have regrets.
Absolutely! Thank you 😁
Hey Rosalind, you have every reason to be proud of yourself, you made it here. Even if it turns out that Amsterdam isn't a good fit, you will never have to wonder but what if I went..
That said I do hope you like it here and I envy you because Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Europa have so much to offer.
You might wanna check out Mezrab near the KNSM eilands, it has live music and story telling and open stage for you to participate.
Thank you, that's exactly how I'm feeling right now - being happy where I am regardless of the future is wonderful 😁 And thank you for your recommendation!
Welcome to Amsterdam
Best regards
Frits
Wait until summer kicks in
Hi Rosalind, welcome to Amsterdam, hope you like it!
Thank you! I've been loving it so far 😄
Great vlog! We've been seriously considering moving to Amsterdam from Canada in the next couple of years. It's our favourite city in the entire world, something about it, maybe because we got engaged there in 2019. So this was a nice little sneak preview of what that new feeling's like. Super brave of you, and I'm sure you're fitting in just fine! The Dutch are super friendly folks.
We're actually flying to Amsterdam in a couple of days, really hoping the weather is going to cooperate!
Thank you - and that's such a cute story! I hope you get to live out that dream! 😁
Welcome Rosalind. I guess cockroaches are a big city thing. Never had one in the small village were I live. The bulbs that are coming up now are mainly narcissus flowers and hyacinths.
That particular cockroach was in the Northern Territory, Australia - so far far away from me now! They're everywhere in Aus 😂
Very brave! It is also fun to drive on your bike to follow the Amstel river or visit little villages like ‘Durgerdam’ or drive to the beach. It gives you more freedom and a sense of the area outside the city. Enjoy!
Thanks! Great suggestions 😁
Welkome to the Netherlands Rosalind! Greetings from Rotterdam ! Its the opposite of Amsterdam! But also beautiful ! Those who love modern architecture lots of space and original sights should definitely not miss Rotterdam!
Thank you! 😁 Absolutely, I'm looking forward to visiting Rotterdam!
If you need fresh air, go to Texel island for a day Train to Den Helder/ boat.. rent a bike on the island, or use a buss.
I just loved the vibe of this video! Have you tried using a duffle bag for your travel? I recommend using the Bento Bag from Nomad Lane.
April and may are fantatic months to travel especially in southern Europe where the clime is warm and not yet very hot lie in summer time. Making even just week end trips form Amsterdam to Spain, Portugal, Italy or Greece should be easy and not that expensive.
I'm looking forward to it! 😁
Come to the wild wild east of the country :). Zwolle city for example, has a conservatory, (music school) :)
I see you discovered "bitterballen" already! Bless!
Haha! Yes, still figuring out what I think of it though 😂😂
I'm also from Melbourne and thinking of doing the same thing. Amsterdam or Berlin next year. Work in Marketing Automation and thinking of applying for jobs towards the end of the year. Was wondering how was the visa/sponsorship process or do you have an EU passport?
Get a map on your phone :) And remember the old centre has layers, just like halve an onion...dam square is the centre of the onion..
Lots of festivals to visit for you in the netherlands
Hi you doing good , i am an old dutch canadian, so i know what a other country can do , don 't be afraid to talk to people there they know how to speak english, go about twenty to thirty five minutes out of town and you see another world, special in the spring, all the flowers are coming up , have a nice time.
Heee if you have the time you can also visit Frysia :D. Welcome you with a coffee :P. Show you arround. Amsterdam is fun but there is so much more to the Netherlands.
Hi, I'm a rando on the internet who did the reverse; Netherlands to Straya. If you're having problems getting into the Amsterdam music scene consider looking at Den Haag (The Hague). It's famous for it's artists. Rotterdam is good for electronic music.
Thank you for the suggestions - and I hope you're enjoying Aus!
Are you planning on learning Dutch?
Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
you are so sweet
Amsterdam is not the Netherlands so just remember that. Amsterdam is often considered a dump by plenty of Dutch who live outside the city. I avoid it like the plague.
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Hope you are okay, Amsterdam is not a nice place to be in the Netherlands... well it has Vineyard Church, and Dwaze Zaken, the café with wonderful is near the train station, but for the rest.... be careful out there..
I am curious, why is amsterdam not a nice place to be?
@@pietdegeling4696 Tourists mostly I think. Amsterdam used to be overrun by tourists coming there over the weekend to get high and drunk. Since covid, when tourism stopped pretty much, even the people in Amsterdam and the city realised how much of a nuisance these type of tourists are, and steps are being considerd to try to keep these tourists out, and instead focus on a more 'mature' type of tourist, who stay longer to enjoy and get to know dutch culture a bit more.
One part of this culture worth mentioning, is that people living in Amsterdam are considered arrrogant by the rest of the Dutch. While Amsterdammers boast about how great their city is, the rest thinks it is overcrowded, too expensive, and has the worst bike infrastructure in The Netherlands. 😂