Gent Free Walking Tours with Maria and Corrado My Gent No Update by Guest author - 4 March, 201830 July, 2022 Free walking tours became a popular trend in every major city around the world during the last years. City enthusiasts would organize guided walking tours to share their view on the city, making a living based on tips received at the end of the tour. In Gent, Maria Mironova (from
Setting up a brewery in Belgium My Gent No Update by Guest author - 26 February, 201830 July, 2022 Jerôme Eggen is originally from the Netherlands, and is the man behind De Laatste Drinker brewery. TheSquare.Gent caught up with him in 2018 to ask him how he ended up in the brewing business and how he feels about living in Ghent. 2281
Gent4Humanity: “What can we do?” My Gent No Update by Guest author - 22 February, 201830 July, 2022 Michelle and Oliver Wright are proof that expats can fully integrate into Gent. They demonstrate that expats can go beyond surviving here, they can thrive and contribute to the community, making it a better place than it was without them. They did just that by co-founding Gent4Humanity, a registered non-profit
Flemish Expressions to Fit in Like a Local Exploring Ghent No Update by Guest author - 1 December, 201730 July, 2022 When my boss sent an email to say that a couple of people were sat in our weekly meeting 'for bacon and beans', I started to think he might really need a holiday. Turns out that it made perfect sense to him, and the other native Dutch speakers in the
Cosplay and FACTS – a great way to make friends Events No Update Seasonal by Guest author - 20 October, 201730 July, 2022 This weekend you might bump into Hogwarts students, Dr Who companions and anime characters trekking from Gent-Sint-Pieters towards the Flanders Expo. If you are wondering where they are going and what they are doing, read on. FACTS, the largest Belgian comic con, happens twice a year, in October and April
Ghent Language Exchange – An Interview with its Founder Exploring Ghent No Update by Guest author - 14 October, 201730 July, 2022 Editors' note: Wim left the taalcafe in early 2018. Shortly after the event was renamed to Taalcafé Mundial. Ghent language exchange Taalcafé Macharius is a great way to help yourself learn Dutch, or just make new friends when you first move to Ghent. TheSquare.Gent met up with Wim Vande Casteele,
All the information in one place: the annual expat event Events No Update by Guest author - 8 October, 201730 July, 2022 The annual event for Ghent expats by Community Gent called “Living And Working in Gent” took place the 5th of October at the amazing Ghelamco Arena in Ghent. This informative event brings together Ghent expats and organizations supporting expats to feel more at home in Ghent. Expats are defined as
Enjoying Gentse Feesten 2017 with Kids Events No Update by Guest author - 1 July, 201730 July, 2022 When I first heard about Gentse Feesten, it was described to me as a mega-festival with partying and drinking alcohol until the early morning hours, every night, for 10 days. While it sounded fun for the (much younger than me) Gentenaar who was describing it, I found it hard to
Profile: The International School Ghent Families with kids No Update by Guest author - 2 April, 201730 July, 2022 When considering a relocation, an important factor for potential expats with children is, how will the move affect the child(ren) and where will they attend school? Because of this, companies looking to attract foreign employees feel that access to an international education is important. Fortunately, this access is available for
Moving to Ghent Just arrived No Update Top posts by Guest author - 19 March, 201730 July, 2022 Are you thinking about moving to Ghent, Belgium? Perhaps you already have a date for your move, and now you're looking for tips on how to go about it exactly? Or maybe you've just arrived in Ghent and you're wondering where you can learn Dutch, how to get around the