Scribble a Dream Podcast

Egita G: Singing and Freelance Life

Egita Gielen moved to the Netherlands from Latvia many years ago to study music. She ended up staying because she fell in love with a Dutchman. She lives in Maastricht with him and their daughter. 
 
Egita's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/egita_gielen/ 
 
My apologies for the on-and-off echo in this episode. I tried my best to take it out. But I'm still a beginner with this whole editing thing. Thank you for listening!
 
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Paz M: Discovering the calendar and how to cook her native food

Paz Manrique moved to the Netherlands from Peru to pursue her passion. Now she lives in Tilburg with her Dutch/Peruvian partner and works as a photographer and aspiring videographer.
 
Paz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pazmanrique.photography/ 
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
- https://www.instagram.com/scribble_a_dream/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbleadream
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- https://scribbleadream.com/ 

Kylie VD: Moving to the Netherlands to cycle

Kylie van Dam moved to the Netherlands because she fell in love with the cycling culture and infrastructure. She spoke about her love for movement and her new hometown, Houten.
 
Her website: https://kylievandam.com/ 
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
- https://www.instagram.com/scribble_a_dream/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbleadream
- https://sorehwrites.com/
- https://scribbleadream.com/ 

Ana-Maria: Social Work & Homelessness in the Netherlands

Ana-Maria first moved to Breda about 10 years ago. Then she moved to Abu Dhabi. During the pandemic, she moved back to Breda. Whether she'll stay or not depends on what the future will bring. 
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
- https://www.instagram.com/scribble_a_dream/
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- https://scribbleadream.com/ 

Uran G: Navigating Visa Issues & Settling Down

Uran Goo moved to the Netherlands from Mongolia to be with her Dutch husband. In this episode, she shared her thoughts on Dutch culture, visa issues, spending time with her Dutch family, and feeling isolated as an introvert.
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
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- https://scribbleadream.com/ 

Tatjana G: Being A Refugee & Stereotypes - In Russian Instead Of English

Tatjana Galkina is originally from Russia and moved to the Netherlands as a refugee over two decades ago. She's raised her three kids mostly on her own while navigating life abroad. Tatjana doesn't speak English. We spoke about whether this episode should be in Dutch or Russian, and ultimately, we decided that Russian would be best. Next week's episode will be in English. Thank you for understanding!
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
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Valentina B: Finding the place to call home

Valentina Brenters is from Columbia and moved to the Netherlands with her Dutch husband and kids. She shared all about moving to different countries, being an outsider and minority, and finding that feeling of belonging.
 
Check out her social media and website here:
- https://www.instagram.com/valentinabrentersphotography/
- https://valentinabrentersphotography.nl/
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
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- https://scribbleadream.com/ 

Sara P: Driving & FIREing Abroad

Sara P. is an American who moved to a small Dutch city in Noord Brabant for love. She teaches her community about FIRE and being money-savvy. When she's not doing that, she works in tech for a Dutch company.
 
Check out her social media and website here:
- https://www.instagram.com/americanexpatfi/
- https://americanexpatfi.com/ 
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
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Bade S: Dutch Perfectionism & Splitting The Bill

Bade Saran moved to the Netherlands from Turkey. She works for a big company here and is married to a Dutch guy. They live together in Dordrecht. She shares all about her life on her YouTube channel.
 
Be sure to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/@badesaran8491
House buying process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0aNeeJ670k 
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
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Leah H: Motherhood & Making Friends

Leah Howd is from the USA and has been living in the Netherlands for 3 years. She moved here with her newborn to be with her favorite Dutchman, Bas. She talks about what it's like to be a mom abroad, make friends in a new place, and be part of a Dutch family. 
 
To support this podcast, feel free to follow Soreh on social media and check out her business website and blog:
- https://www.instagram.com/scribble_a_dream/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbleadream
- https://sorehwrites.com/
- https://scribbleadream.com/