http://crossroadsmag.eu Web magazine for expatriates living in Maastricht Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2642797http://www.feedburner.com http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/12/links-for-2008-12-02/ For expatriates who want to get a true feel of Maastricht and its people, visiting a game of football club MVV comes highly recommended. Moreover, the current selection of MVV is very international: out of the selection of 23 players, 14 come from abroad! A profile of Maastricht's very own football club by Gina Vodegel. ]]> http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/12/mvv/ Becoming a parent in a foreign country involves its own set of challenges, Singaporian expat Malia Janssen has discovered . "Most of us who came here were well aware of the adjustments we would have to make (like learning a new language) but nothing could have prepared us for the intractable realities of motherhood," she writes in a poignant testimony.]]> http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/12/cheaper-by-the-dozen/ http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/12/rural-dutch-negative-about-foreigners/ http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/12/14-dec-black-gospel-christmas-concert-in-wittevrouwenveld/ http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/12/links-for-2008-12-01/ http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/12/winter-wonders-in-brussels/ http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/11/police-arrest-three-french-suspects-in-closet/ The Day of the International Student (DIS) this year again attracted thousands of foreign students to the city of The Hague. An initiative of the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education, or NUFFIC, DIS is an opportunity for international students to get together and take part in various workshop or debates, have fun together during a dinner and a party, and overall feel welcomed in the Netherlands. A review by Catalina Goanta.]]> http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/11/dis2008/ http://crossroadsmag.eu/2008/11/links-for-2008-11-28/