How did they experience it?

Testimonies

Read more about the South African software developers who already live in the Netherlands for a few years now. Enjoy their stories and hopefully your story will be in the future on this page as well 🙂

Elzaan van Tonder

"The first few months were a whirlwind of experiences and emotions. Finding our way in a new country, leaning a new language, travelling to new cities."

Shaun Venter

"It definitely feels like home, even when we go back to visit family and friends in South Africa, we end up missing friends that live here."

Marco Rosslee

"There are so many things we love about the Netherlands."

Hendrik Milne

"With me and my wife both working, we feel the work-life balance is great! We can have more family time."

Wynand Murray

"It's a definite tie between the safety, fantastic work experience and the exploring."

Johnathan Salmon

"We can confidently say that the Netherlands IS our home."

Nick de Beer

"You can braai anywhere, right? 😉"

Tinus Groenewald

"Each day feels a little more like home."

Cleo Muller

"What helped me was that I speak Dutch at work and my colleagues helped me to get better."

Pieter le Roux

"We enjoy the work-life balance culture in the Netherlands."

Philip Kruger

"I enjoy the weather (despite the fact that most people complain about it). The wind, is one thing about Cape Town that I don’t miss!"

Christoff Boshoff

"There are shops here that sell biltong and other South African foods."

Hanco Visagie

"The Netherlands is home!"

Justin van der Westhuizen

"When we are away we miss our home here in the Netherlands."

Bernard Visagie

"For our son who was born here, the Netherlands will be the only home he has ever known."

Devon Volkwyn

"In just two years, we’ve had the opportunity to buy our own house."

Pieter Linde

"My advice to anyone moving to the Netherlands is - Do not throw away your summer clothes, it gets very hot in the summer."