Pickle Deli Square

Nov 22

Nov 22 Shopping for garden supplies, on the bike

I've gotten used to relying on the bike, bus, and foot for all transportation needs in the Netherlands, but it's not to say I don't long for the Prius often...

Nov 8

Nov 8 You know you live in the Netherlands when...

K

Expat Living

...you get a free package of flower bulbs at the cash register...

Oct 19

Oct 19 Going to Market: food stalls part 2

K

Food

In addition to the fried fish, fried chicken, and fried potato stalls at the market, there's also a bunch of more unique food options...

Oct 19

Oct 19 Going to Market: food stalls part 1

K

Food

There are quite a few markets around Eindhoven; the ones I've been to are the Tuesday market in town center, the Wednesday market in the parking lot of Winkelcentrum Woensel, and the Saturday Woenselse Markt...

Oct 11

Oct 11 Filet Americain

K

Food

I learned about Filet Americain even before I came to the Netherlands...

Oct 10

Oct 10 Eindhoven Light Route

K

Netherlands

A few weeks ago as I was biking around, I noticed that a lot of Eindhoven's streets were now lined with light displays...

Oct 2

Oct 2 Cooking at Home: Turkish

K

Home Cooking

I tried my hand at replicating a couple of the recipes I learned at my cooking class in Istanbul. I shouldn't have been surprised by how easy it was to get all of the ingredients in the Netherlands...

Sep 26

Sep 26 Cooking at Home: Asian

K

Home Cooking

Eating out is quite expensive in the Netherlands (just a wonton noodle soup can cost US$15), so I've made just about every meal since moving into my apartment...

Sep 21

Sep 21 Welcome to Eindhoven

K

Expat Living

So far, I've been pretty impressed by the governmental agencies in the Netherlands...

Sep 12

Sep 12 Ikea Food

K

Food

I've been coming the Ikea a lot since I arrived in the Netherlands - four times in the last month to be exact...

Sep 8

Sep 8 Corporate Identity as Furniture

K

Design

As seen in the United Red Carpet Club at LAX...

Sep 8

Sep 8 Camp Food

K

Food

As part of new student orientation for my program, the second year students put on a half-week camp...

Sep 6

Sep 6 Trip Report: VLC-MUC-AMS

K

Trip Report

Flying Spanair from Valencia to Munich, connecting to Lufthansa Regional on to Amsterdam...

Sep 6

Sep 6 Fast Casual, Spanish Style

K

Food

On our second and last day in Valencia, we went to an eatery that our boutique hotel had recommended, Cerveceria 100 Montaditos...

Sep 6

Sep 6 Tale of Two Cities: Barcelona and Valencia architecture

K

Travel

In both Valencia and Barcelona, I had the same reaction: how did these buildings get built?

Sep 5

Sep 5 Wall Art: Barcelona

K

Wall Art

Lots of different styles here...

Sep 5

Sep 5 What's Showing in Art: Barcelona

K

Travel

The best exhibit I've seen in a while, anywhere, was at the Centre de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona...

Aug 30

Aug 30 Best of Barcelona Eats: Tapas

K

Food

Of course one of the must-dos in Spain is trying out tapas...

Aug 28

Aug 28 Trip Report: AMS-ZRH-BCN

K

Flying SWISS from Amsterdam to Zurich with final destination Barcelona...

Aug 28

Aug 28 The Dutch Definition of "Semi-Furnished"

K

Expat Living

At the leasing office, I was told that the apartment would be "semi-furnished," which the staff explained meant "something on the floor and curtains."