Holland has become a very international country. 20% of our town is composed of non-Dutch residents.  We have made friends in the last five years from all over the world. In this photo album, you can "meet" just a few of them.
Amber and Johan thumbnailBarbi thumbnailCarol thumbnail

Janel and Cristina thumbnailMartha thumbnailAngela and Evalien  thumbnail

Marie thumbnailAndrea thumbnailZeina thumbnail

watermelon thumbnailPieter and Bobbi Jo thumbnailJodi and Kim thumbnail

Lin and Chris thumbnailFriendship club thumbnailEmil and Marilyn thumbnail

Ida and Nora thumbnailPam and Bruce thumbnailArtis thumbnail

 


 International Friends

trip to Artis

In August we went to the Amsterdam zoo with Pieter, Bobbi Jo, Jodi and Kim.

Pam and Bruce

Pam (England) and Bruce (Scotland) attended an international friendship club Christmas party.

Ida and Nora

Ida and Nara are Armenian refugees in Holland

Marilyn and Emil

Emil (Surinam) and Marilyn (Scotland) took part in our North Holland Friendship Club slide show of Scotland.

Friendship club

Sandra (Holland), Marilyn and Pat (Scotland) were on a team at the Christmas party for a traditional British pub quiz.

Lin and Chris

Our friends Lin and Chris with their dog Sam.

Jodi and Kim

Jodi and Kim.  Jodi is another deaf American friend and Kim is her Dutch boyfriend.

commissioning

Andrea is an American who is part of an expat group we belong to.

Amber and Johan

Terri recently attended a baby shower for Amber (and her husband Johan)

Barbi

Barbi attended the baby shower as well

Carol

Carol is a deaf American friend who lives in Almere. Carol is holding Janel's baby.

Janel and Cristina

Janel (American) is holding her new baby. Cristina (Portugal) attended the shower as well.

Martha

Martha (American) hosted the shower and couldn't resist holding Janel's baby!

Angela and Evalien

Evalien (Dutch) and Angela (American) attended an afternoon tea with the North Holland International Friendship Club.

Marie

Marie (Australia) went with Terri to the Corrie ten Boom house museum.

presentation

Zeina is from Lebanon originally.

youth service

May 28, 2005 we attended a BBQ with a new-to-us expat group. Here are some of the gals enjoying a moment taste of watermelon (Lou-Ann, Anna, Bobbi-Jo, Terri, Martha)

 

leadership

Pieter and Bobbi-Jo