Teacher, engineer, gamer
I live in Almere, the Netherlands, and I spend days working with and playing with code, and I spend nights playing games. I have two daughters who use 100% of my weekends. I started this blog to consolidate three personas (engineer, expat, and personal life) into one place.
Blog
Personal reflections, experiences, and ideas.
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Aggressively Dominant AI-slop Content for Children. How to Avoid It?
I have a three-year-old. We never gave her a screen time until…
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Schengen Visit Visa Rejected? Should You Appeal or Apply Again? Do this. An Expat Guide.
A good resource to further read and learn about the Schengen visa…
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How I Learned Dutch for Inburgering? Completely Free. An Expat Guide.
The Dutch are really good with English language and you can use…
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Happy New Year. How Did I Start My 2026?
I turned 30 last year, and as I changed the age number…
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I Lost My Data Saved in OneDrive. Multiple Times?
Be very careful with data loss from cloud storage options, and check…
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How Much does High-Speed Internet Costs in the Netherlands? An Expat Guide.
In the Netherlands, you can get a network connection in less than…
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Developed twodos with TypeScript + Flutter
From a developer’s perspective, it is no longer a hello-world testing world…

