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December 2017
Hello lovelies, I hope you all are having a wonderful christmas celebration! I am so excited and looking forward to 2018! 2017 has been a very blessed and wonderful year. I appreciate my family and friends and give God the glory for his faithfulness. Please do remember to share love, gift and joy with your friends and families too.
I have so many expatriate friends whom do love to learn dutch language. I also have some friends from Russia, Poland whom desperately do want to learn english language. This blog post would inspire you on four simple ways to learn dutch or any other languages real fast! I have practised these methods and it worked for me. I learnt speaking dutch language within one year!
- Learn dutch via skype. You can find tutor online via Facebook, marktplaats and just by searching dutch teacher wanted on google.
- Listen to dutch children or any other language programme. Dutch has a lot of television senders ( i love watching teletubbies) its fun to learn dutch by watching kids cartoons as well!
- Make friends with dutch people. The dutch people are very amiable and kind. you can make friends at the library, park, zoo etc
- Read simple dutch sentences online and listen to dutch audios!
I hope these tips are helpful.
Thank you so much for reading!
Bedankt voor het lezen!
Ik hoop dat jullie zijn geinspireerd.
xoxo
I love you.
ik hou van jullie!
All in the Christmas mood 😁
Let the Countdown begin 🎄🎉🎅
xoxo
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Hello angels! I have made some few beauty resolution for 2018! Have you made yours? 2017 has been a great year. These are resolution for next year!
- Eat more healthy items such as fruits and vegetables.
- Drink a lot of water.
- Schedule some minutes for me time.
- Be more prudent when it comes to spending, i shall conduct research on groupon sites and also buy affordable products on Amazon, eBay, everythingfivepound.
- Become more prayerful!
- Spend quality time with family and friends!!!
Goes & Middelburg in Zeeland are greaat cities for shopping. Check out my puctures i took in Goes. The last picture i took in Rotterdam by Erasmus bridge!
I do love to hear from you what your newer resolution is!
I love you!
xoxo
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A very merry chrismas and Happy new year in advance my adorable friends. Thank you so much for all your care, love and support. My blogging activities have led to so many friendships around the world! I know that we talk about makeup and beauty and all of that good stuff on the daily, but deep, deep down…I’ve always believed that this blog is more about the connections — spending time with friends in a safe, happy place.
I am so thankful for each and everyone of you. I love you all! Stay fabulous.. May this season brings you all your hear desires!
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Few weeks from now is Christmas! Yaas!!! I am so excited and yet to decorate my house. I have been so busy with studies and school examinations. I am so thrilled. Most shops in The Netherlands and in United kingdom has amazing presents for Christmas, I usually buy my presents from Media art in Holland, Bol.com, Sephora, River island, H&M, Douglas, Ici Parijs, Omoda and Open32 shop in Goes The Netherlands. My favourite food for Christmas is rice, chicken or turkey. Christmas is an amazing time to spend quality time and sharing presents with your loved ones. I am so excited for wonderful December, my second son had his birthday this month and also a good friend of mine. Happy birthday to you all celebrating this month. Make sure you take good care of yourself this wonderful time of the year! Christmas period is not only the time to merry, but also time to hit the gym and eat a little healthier.
This post was suggested by a friend of mine, thank you so much! I do love to hear from you your favourite activities during the Christmas period!]
Thank you so much for reading!
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Hi angels, I hope you all are doing great. Have you been wondering which energy supplier you need for your home that is very affordable and reliable with great customer service, I have great news for you. These are my best top 5 Energy supplier in Holland. This blog post is especially for internationals living in the Netherlands and not so familiar with all the awesome energy suppliers in Holland.
Eneco is very famous in The Netherlands especially in Rotterdam. While I was studying at In Holland university, during my second year, I wrote a project with my team members, we had to compare and contrast the energy suppliers in Holland. Eneco is very famous nd most preferred in Rotterdam. Majority of the rotterdamers use Eneco. There is as gadget Eneco gives out for free to their cusyomers woth over two hubdred euros called Toon. Eneco offers the gadget for free.
Eneco has a top notch customer service and make use of wind energy. In The Netherlands wind energy is more famous. In Nigeria, many homes use fuel, diesel and gas as energy supply commonly used for generators which does pollute the air. Wind energy does not cause air pollution. Other great energy supplier in Holland are Nuon, Delta, Essent, Eon and ene- gie.
I hope you are inspired. I do love to learn from you which energy supplier you use for your gas, electricity and water and the reason behind your choice.
Stay fabulous.
I love you.
Xoxo
Ekene Patience
HELLLLO 🙂 I hope everyone had a great week!!Since the weather has been much colder this year, and I can no longer rock my favourite summer outfits, which is more comfortable and practical. I love putting fun, uniqueness to my winter outfits when I have time, but I also love having a staple look each season that I can rely on when I don’t have the time to get creative.
Most of my friends in Nigeria has been asking me to buy items from Europe such as clothes, shoes. Perfumes, makeup and supply, If I had the money, I would love to start merchandising immediately! I guess I have to start saving seriously! There is high demand for European fashion in Africa. Recently, I discovered a site in The UK called everything5pounds and wish, it’s amazing! The web shop has male and female items
I hope you’re all having a great day!
Thank you so much for reading!
Xoxo
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SHOP THE LOOK:
Hello my amazing friends! I hope you all are doing well. Please make sure you dress up properly before leaving your home so that you can avoid freezing, it is absolutely cold these days. Today, am so thrilled to share with you amazing tips on how to feel better, less lonely especially if you are living alone. During my studies at Rotterdam University, I learnt from my colleague whom was writing a thesis on Loneliness experienced by the elderly and it’s management. Well I learnt a lot from him, because he shared his thesis work with me.
See below some cool tips on how you can feel less lonely, especially if you are single, in school far away from your friends and family or an elderly. Here we go!!
- Read a lot, books helps you to keep your mind occupied, read awesome novels, books etc
- Watch Nollywood movies ( Nigerian movies) or Hollywood movies, there are a lot of movies these days on YouTube. You would love them.
- If you are an elderly, call your family often or have them call you. You can video call on WhatsApp or skype.
- Go for a walk!
- Indulge in a hobby such as cooking writing, jogging, photography singing, makeup
- Develop good relationship with your neighbours and make new friends, so you can visit them and chat.
- Adopt a child or a pet.
- Travel! Rent a hotel or Airbnb room somewhere in the world, hop in the plane and fly away!!!
I hope these tips where helpful! Please do share with me how you manage loneliness, I do love to hear from you. Please do share this article to inspire others too!
I love you so much.
Xoxo
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Hello sugar! Compliment of the season, I hope you all are doing fantastic!
Well , am so pleased to share with you the pros and cons of living in The Netherlands and in Nigeria. Here they are:
Pros of Living in The Netherlands
1. The Netherlands is an European country with great health care system.
2. The Netherlands, with capital Amsterdam is very famous, a great destination for many, worldwide for holidays.
3. The people are friendly.
4. There are so many varieties of delicious cheese.
5. I love riding bike, the people in Holland does too.
6. Access to the canals!
7. The economy in The Netherlands is booming and growing, due to brexit, a lot of companies are making their head office to be in The Netherlands in cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam etc….
8. Access to quality education.
Cons
1. The weather is sometimes so cold!
2. The mother language is Dutch, and not everyone can speak Dutch language. I love the Dutch language but a lot of foreigners do not have a befitting job due to the fact that they do not speak Dutch
Pros of Living in Nigeria
1. Friendly people
2. Rich in oil and culture
3. Easy access to other African countries especially the (ECOWAS) economic of the west African states
4. Access to great education, you get English as a basic language.
Cons
1. The health care is not as advanced compared to other African countries, access to healthy food such as fruits and vegetables in Europe is quite challenging. Although super market such as ShopRite in Nigeria is doing a great job.
2. Too many wild animals.
3. In some cities, its quite dangerous to walk on the street at night
Please do share with me your thought in regards to this topic.
Do enjoy the pctures below I took in Nigeria and The Netherlands
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