Christmas Time In Goes
My last post showed you all the glitz and glamour of the German Christmas Markets. Not much can top that kind of Christmas beauty! In this post, however, I want…
Thanksgiving In a New Place
My title is a little misleading. It makes it sound like we are celebrating Thanksgiving in a whole new way. The truth is that today in Goes, Netherlands is no…
Jodi M Noord Old Goes
Dutch Homes Then and Now
I thought you all might like to see the homes in the Goes area. I can't say I have seen inside many of them. We don't know people well enough…
“Noord” Is Common. Our Last Name Is Not.
Thought I would write a bit about U.S. citizens living in the Netherlands with a Dutch last name. It causes some confusion among the Dutch people, which is kind of…
Living Among Dutch People
This week marks one month since we landed on Dutch soil. Of course we still feel like foreigners, that might not ever change. But we are starting to make a…