Expaterience

26/11/2025

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𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙉𝙤𝙬:
𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀
& 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

Double-themed episode of Expaterience with practical advice for expats and internationals navigating today’s major housing challenges and prepare for the difficult winter months ahead.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘂𝗽:
https://t.ly/expaterience/episode-05
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22/11/2025

Introducing you to the backstage energy, a few minutes before we went live today !

22/11/2025

Watch Expaterience – Double-Themed Special:
'Solving the Housing Crisis' & 'Surviving Dutch Winters'

This fifth episode of Expaterience focuses on delivering concrete guidance and actionable insights to help viewers navigate today’s major housing challenges and prepare for the difficult winter months ahead.

21/11/2025

20/11/2025

I would love to see you there at 11:00 am..Let's un layer the Dutch housing crisis.

17/11/2025

We are gearing up for our next episode!

See you live on 22nd October!!

16/11/2025

Tune in on 22nd Nov at 11:00 am to discuss "The Dutch housing crisis"

05/11/2025

New Episode on 22nd November!!

26/10/2025

ㅤ𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹

Expaterience – Episode #04

Host Sanjay Sharma brings together guests with international backgrounds from journalism, politics, and business to discuss the key issues shaping the Netherlands’ election campaign: immigration, integration, housing, the economy, and social divisions.

Conversation topics include:
• Preview of the Dutch general elections, four days before Election Day on Wednesday, October 29
• The second national election in less than two years: what is going on in the Netherlands? Dutch politics explainer for newcomers
• What’s at stake for the Dutch, as well as for expats and internationals living in the Netherlands? Practical and financial; societal and cultural: will the country remain welcoming to newcomers?

Guests:

Robin Pascoe, Founder & Editor, Dutch News

Prachee van Brandenburg, CEO, Avion and Former D66 Candidate for Senate & Party Leader Council Leiderdorp

Milad Mohammadi, ICT Consultant & Startup Founder

Daniel Uusitalo, Investor, Experienced Expat (in various countries)

Gerold Livingston, Director/Sr. IT Management, Experienced Expat (15 years in the Netherlands)

Special report: ‘1.6 Million Unheard Voices'
In a special 'Social Media Report', Martin Simenrud explores a critical issue often overlooked — even during election season: the estimated 1.6 million foreign nationals who live and work in the Netherlands, contribute to its economy, and pay taxes, yet remain without a vote.

Editors/Researchers: Dennis Kokkelink, Fritz van der Koelen, Martin Simenrud, Nuthan Manohar, Sanjay Sharma — Social Media Team: Chrisma Dorzier, Dennis Kokkelink, Edgard Zuniga, Lavanya Mirle, Olivia Wang, Parnita Pandey (Coordinator), Qiru Huang and others — Live Streaming Facebook & YouTube: Marcel van Geenen — Camera Team: Henri Power, Jolanda Hillebrand, Judy Borst, Shin van Alphen — Sound Engineer: Marcel van Geenen — Opening Title Sequence Designer: Marcel van Geenen — Music Composer: Marcel van Geenen — Guest Reception: Ting-Wen Chen — Script Supervisor/Production Coordinator: Dennis Kokkelink — Expaterience Management: Dennis Kokkelink, Fritz van der Koelen, Juanna van Hek — Director: Edgard Zuniga

Original air date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
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26/10/2025

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Expaterience #04
Behind the Scenes
After Movie
_*Thank you for capturing and editing it so well.

23/08/2025

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Re-watch 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Talk show made for and by expats/internationals in The Hague region
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𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟬𝟮:
‘𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘀 & 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’
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In this episode, the focus will be on organizations aiming to support expats/internationals in The Hague region as well as on people who have settled in The Hague from abroad, while the opportunities offered to expats/internationals, to quickly and easily find their way in The Hague society and to connect with local organizations outside of their work, will be discussed in more detail.
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𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘂𝗽:
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𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗶𝗱
Account Manager, The Hague International Centre
𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲
Executive Director, ACCESS
𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼
Poet, Writer, Art Historian, Cultural Manager
𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗲𝘃𝗮
Public Affairs, international organization
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Host 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 is joined by 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘂 (Expaterience News anchor) and 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗮 (stand-up comedy/opinion contributor).
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Editors/Researchers: Alex MacDonald, Cláudia Silva, Nicoletta Pisanu, Zoë Oosterveld — Camera Team: Abdullah Hassan, Henri Power, Margaret Ogunmefun — Lighting: Erik Kaartman — Sound Engineer: Marcel van Geenen — Script Supervisor/Production Coordinator: Dennis Kokkelink — Director: Erik Kaartman
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Original air date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Copyright © 2025 Stichting Discus
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26/07/2025

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Re-watch 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Premiere episode of 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 — talk show made for and by expats/internationals in The Hague region

As the name suggests, 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will focus on everyday experiences of expats/internationals living in Greater The Hague and the Netherlands at large, on their successes as well as the challenges they may encounter in their personal and professional lives abroad, while also striving to bring curious minds, thought leaders and multi-cultural professionals together to articulate some of the pressing issues of our times.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #01:
‘𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳/𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀’
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In this very first episode, our distinguished panel unpacks the criticality and role of volunteering as a catalyst or mechanism for smoother integration of global citizens and the host society for collective prosperity.
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𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘂𝗽:

𝗚𝗲𝗿𝘁-𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻
Director of PEP Den Haag
𝗧𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗮𝗹
Project Lead of Volunteer The Hague
𝗔𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗺
medical anthropologist & cultural sociologist,
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻
copywriter and art historian, US expat living in The Hague
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Host 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 is joined by 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘂 (Expaterience News anchor) and 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗮 (stand-up comedy/opinion contributor).
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Editors/Researchers: Lavanya Mirle, Nicoletta Pisanu, Sanjay Sharma — Camera Team: Abdullah Hassan, Flavio Valcarce, Henri Power — Lighting: Erik Kaartman — Sound Engineer: Marcel van Geenen — Script Supervisor/Production Coordinator: Dennis Kokkelink — Director: Erik Kaartman — Special Thanks to Gert-Jan Aleman
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Original air date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Copyright © 2025 Stichting Discus

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