How our lives have changed since moving from US to the Netherlands!

This is just a small conversation on how our lives have changed since moving from US to the Netherlands! If moving to the Netherlands has shown us anything it's that life is good living in Europe, more specifically, living in the Netherlands! Tammy and I have learned to slow down and enjoy the Dutch life and all it has to offer.

[@TAndTGoDutch]

Aww. We’re like hanging out with you too! Come over and play the oculus when ever you want!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Eric is on his way!!😂

[@SimonMeulenbeek]

@@SoultoSoulTravels Gezellig!

[@nickdentoom1173]

@@MartinOnTheWeb And another E and T as well.

[@MyTubeSVp]

And remember “strangers are friends you haven’t met yet”!

[@daveyoung9090]

Support the Dutch farmers in their fight for justice!

[@ellenlaehnemann7361]

Totally understand where you are coming from. In Canada 🇨🇦 and in the U.S.A. 🇺🇸 we live to work, in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and the rest of Europe you work to live. It's a totally different lifestyle and one to be admired. Happy Sinterklaas.

[@erikzurcher5528]

Spending time (together) is more rewarding than spending money, don't you think so? You both seem very relaxed and happy.

[@Annelies-rz3lu]

What a lovely video! I'm Dutch and I've subscribed and posted this video to my friend in the US. Keep on posting and enjoy our country!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you so much!! We really appreciate it!!🥰

[@hansutrecht6555]

You guys always make my day! You’re so funny and happy and a great couple together 😊 it’s not even so much the content, although interesting to hear what Americans think of us and our country, but the always positive vibes you guys transmit. Keep up the good work and let’s hit the 10K!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you very much, Hans!💕😊

[@wimschoenmakers5463]

You are both transforming fast into real Dutchies embracing the "Doe Normaal" livestyle.😉

[@designpainter3193]

Haters?!?!??!!? Who in the world would hate you and Tammy? I'm so glad I found your channel! You guys are AWESOME!!💗

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you so much!!😊💕

[@GerardvanReekum]

Hate them? Nah. But do I pity this couple? Boy! If the opportunity to have a meaningful conversation with other people is described as a life chainging event, having the option to walk to the store for groceries, you don't feel the need to purchase the merchandise you envy the neighbour for anymore -- long way to go before you start living, folks. Why not ditch making KZbin videos to explain what we already know: that 'expatriates' in the case of couples from the US is just another word for asylum seeker, yet with money and a return airplane ticket instead of a second hand life vest...

[@rubenjanssen1672]

@@GerardvanReekum maby because it is a way to change the view of us in the place they come from #azijnzijker

[@ChrisEchoes]

Regarding having a car: if you live outside the metropolis Randstad (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague) or not in any other major city you really need a car. I live in a smaller village and I am lucky I can get most of my shopping in that village but anything else I pretty much need a car since public transport takes way too long.

[@hansd3295]

so true, without a car, that's only possible in the bigger cities. NL is so much more than only the west 😀

[@chris1978nl]

Reason why you met such nice people is because you are very warm people and open people. Love your video's the way you speak to us and how you talk to each other with all the little jokes which cracks my up. Ever been in Den Bosch or Nijmegen? You will love it there. Both are cities which feels like a town where a lot of people know each other.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you so much, Chris!😊💕

[@SerkoCarels1]

Hi, I am Alex Carels and I am a Dutchman who will have lived in the US for the 20 years and it is so interesting and refreshing to see a nice couple that has Tot ziens!! en veel geluk!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Dankjewel, Alex!😊

[@SerkoCarels1]

@@SoultoSoulTravels Graag gedaan. It is like a mirror image of my own life in the US 🥰

[@Christina-gz3ex]

You guys helped us feel confident to make the move ourselves. We moved from Kansas to Den Helder about 4 months ago. Your video on the DAFT definitely had an impact on us! Thank you!

[@Buboenik]

Welkom!

[@alexandergrofics1885]

Welkom! En succes! 👍

[@TheEvertw]

Den Helder can get really windy and cold, be sure to pack good wind-proof clothes! Not cold as in freezing cold, but the wind just cuts through to your bones. OTOH it is a great place to discover "uitwaaien" and experience the awesome power of the sea.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Wow! Thank you! Congratulations on your move!! 😊💕🎉

[@Zjammie]

Welkom! Veel plezier!

[@deniseatcheson2846]

My son and daughter in law moved to Netherlands exactly a year ago from South Africa. I have been over twice to visit them. Everything you said is so very true. I absolutely love the Netherlands. To me there is no better place to live. I am so very happy that my children had this opportunity to experience what life should be.

[@lichtdoos]

Do you wear orange glasses?

[@rubenjanssen1672]

@@lichtdoos everyone who does come here to live does the first period (do not know a specific timeframe)

[@gertstolk]

Having lived in the US two and a half years there's only one thing I envy: space. After returning to my native Holland I appreciated many things I used to take for granted. Happy Holidays 🤠

[@AlexK-yr2th]

Videos like this, I want to come back as well.

[@ronnie9187]

I am living abroad myself (Switzerland) for many years being Dutch. It makes is double interesting. It's great to see that you had the courage to take such a big step and live in a very different, more Calvinistic, culture. People often underestimate the impact of living in another country. Language, culture, customs, as well as a common history are suddenly missing. But in the end you learn so much, not least about yourself, and it is so interesting to see the world from a different perspective. Glad to see that you feel happy, and I think the Netherlands should be happy that such wonderful and enterprising people decided to live in the Netherlands.

[@Jake-co3wk]

One of the things I miss about N/land is the level of connection and socialization.

[@Barisart71]

Zo leuk om jullie ontdekkingen en observaties te zien, en kudos voor Erik, ik hoor dat je oefen op 'tot ziens' 👍

[@GewoonFrieda]

Yes we are blessed that we live here. That I am born here. Many people take it for granted but I don't. Now I do realize that we don't have money issues like many people and that makes life easier afcourse. Nice to hear that you appreciate the Netherlands to.

[@jeanetteb2347]

Walking in all weathers: It toughens you up and makes you more happy!

[@MichelBaek]

You are a great couple just like Travis and Tracey and Dianne and Michael. Great to see all of you feeling at home here. I love your videos. Friendly expats like you make NL an even better place than it already was. ❤️❤️❤️

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Michel💕😊

[@situationsixtynine8743]

You guys look so relaxed AND at home, great to hear you're enjoying it here.

[@EsmeraldaDeVos]

Welcome to the Netherlands! 🌹

[@inge6280]

Glad your life seems to have changed so much for the better. So glad you are loving life here.

[@Barnemans55]

Very nice to hear that you enjoy your lives so much more now. I live in Rotterdam-Zevenkamp, which is in the north-east at the edge of the city. I recommend you (when the weather is a bit better) to visit the area around the Zevenhuizer Plas. You can walk and bike there freely. It's a beautiful area,

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you for the suggestion and thank you so much for watching us!😊💕

[@CrownRider]

The Netherlands has become a bit nicer since you guys came over... 😀

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you💕😊

[@reviewerdiogeones5857]

hear hear!

[@k00lstra85]

Hi Eric and Tammy. Thanks for sharing your lives through these wonderful videos. Great to hear you're enjoying your time in the Netherlands

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, k00lstra!!😊💕

[@renekuipers4563]

Nice story .Welcom in the Netherlands.

[@RFGfotografie]

You 2 truly belong to each other. Great video yet again. Happy my country has brought so many positive things.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Remco😊💕

[@pritijain3547]

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience...

[@j.l.boekestein3201]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for the positive vibe and your sense of humor. And great to hear you like our little kikkerlandje :)

[@vanderquast]

Great to hear how positiv you experiance your new life here in The Netherlands 😊

[@Dutchbelg3]

Yes you 2 are a great couple with good humor 🙂 I hope you will have great new adventures in the holiday season! And hope to see you in 2023 :)

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Hans!😊

[@LouellaLikes]

Happy that you feel at home here!

[@angeloavanti2538]

No car. Love it! Walk, talk and have fun. Plus, you save loads of money no having a car and all it's needs. You guys are livin' the life. The advice I give my daughter is to keep your lifestyle small, not to feel needy and enjoy the freedom this brings. Save those gelt. Enjoy the holiday season. I'll be in A'dam on the 15th for a day then on to Ghent and my BFF.

[@sabaidoodkorte820]

Ahh, you two are so cute. The Netherlands/Rotterdam has changed for the better when you moved in ☺️

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you😊💕

[@susanball2406]

It's awesome that you haven't felt the need to drive or miss driving! The biking and public transit are truly awesome here. One thing came as a surprise to me after I'd been here for a while: that non-European drivers licences are only valid for the first 185 days that you've been in the country, and after 185 days you need to exchange your license for a Dutch one. Probably you guys know this already, and if you absolutely never plan on driving it's not an issue. I only mention it because it was a shock to me when I found out that my Canadian licence wasn't valid forever. It's always great to hear your perspective on living in NL. I've been here almost 10 years so I take some stuff for granted, and it's really interesting to see a fresh take. 🙂

[@pino_de_vogel]

I'm amazed we allow for a simple change of foreign licences. our training and theory is far more advanced that what most other countries do. It's a pain and very expensive to get a license here. mine cost 5 grand in lessons and gov fees and so on.

[@rubenjanssen1672]

@@pino_de_vogel depends on where the driver is from. somtimes you are required to follow a dutch driving course and pass the dutch driving test

[@BrazenNL]

I'm really happy that you've found a new life that agrees with you. Enjoy!

[@woodenseagull1899]

It is great that you have embraced the culture. The language is so endearing to listen too. The lisp in tone is nice to hear.

[@MrElstef]

Always love your video's. But thank you for this one. It makes me realise to appreciate and stand still by those special daily things in (a Dutch) life we tend to take for granted.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you!😊💕

[@nancygutz5700]

Same here from sandiego 😊. Haven’t drive since I move here in Breda

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Very nice video - good you’re here, glad you like it. And thanks for putting things in perspective; it’s like @notjustbikes: you make us realize what needs to be valued in our day to day lives - things we take for granted…

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Margreet!💕

[@pterrypower5140]

Thank you giving me … us… a bit of your experiences there. 😊

[@stephiesteph7]

Hi guys you have a new subscriber! Here, thank you for sharing your review on moving to the NL!

[@janekeller222]

Sounds so peaceful.

[@MagereHein]

Eric, you charmer! Anyway, better social life is better life! Glad you find it here in Rotjeknor.

[@chandraashley]

Another fun video! I love to hear about your experiences in the NL. We plan on moving there in 2025, so it's great hearing how your lives have improved! I'd love for you to address how your DAFT process is going and speak about your DAFT business in a future video. Thanks for always making entertaining videos 😊

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Chandra!!😊💕

[@mdsign001]

Just make sure you've got a house before you move to the NL ... big (!) housing crisis.

[@miekenoor8945]

It is so healing to hear you talk about my country. Good to hear this from a stranger, really. I'm yelling at our politics sometimes. But when I hear this, I don't need to yell anymore. Who cares? I live in an adorable country, I agree with you. Thank you!

[@reviewerdiogeones5857]

Hi Tammy and Eric! Thanks again for sharing another great video. It is heart warming to see you enjoy your life in our country so much. Having been in many parts of the US, we have a pretty good idea what life is over there. Really, no way we would want to live there. Every time we watch your video on our television it is like having good friends over for a chat and a drink. We wish we could meet you sometime IRL

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you so much for your kind words, Reviewer Diogeones!😊💕

[@normadesmond6017]

Glad you enjoy your life in the Netherlands so much. Explore the country and you will have a wonderful time! Come to the south of the Netherlands. It is very different from where you live. I live in the south and will be glad to give to some tips to see great places and visit amazing things.

[@jackvandersluis1723]

Nice vlog! Nice info! Thanks👍

[@19hen70]

great to hear that youre so positive about our small country..... enjoy the simple life😜😘

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you!😊

[@EyesOfGehenna]

I'm Dutch and I lived in SoCal for a number of years back in the 90s before coming back to the Netherlands. I did love Cali, but I can only agree on the differences in how life is lived in both places.

[@cloggy010]

thanx again!!

[@Tarquin2718]

You 2 are legend together.

[@erwinamesz7642]

Thank you both for showing the life in our beautiful and kind country! If I would live nextdoor I would invite you both immediatly. When visiting Limburg, let me know!!!!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Erwin!😊💕

[@carlarijff5177]

It is so nice watching you, good to hear that you feel home in the Netherlands, visit America i couple times and it is a total different lifestyle but we had a greet time, have a lovely weekend. 🥰

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Carla!😊💕

[@alexlucassen8489]

I live in Sweden as a dutch guy. Feel more or less the same difference relative to the NL and Se! Very Interesting to observe this video.

[@kucnimajstor2901]

Entertaining and interesting video, thank you and all the best from Croatia..

[@franciscachesca]

You can not improve perfection, that is so so sweet

[@cycleofviolence]

Great video, loved to hear how you get around without a car!

[@mjvn8870]

Another gezellige video. Fijn weekend toegewenst.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you!!😊

[@angelawilson120]

I really enjoy watching your videos you are both so down to earth.. I’m so glad you are both friends of Dianna, Michael and my sweet little granddaughter Elyse 😊 Hope to meet you both if and hopefully when we visit next year sometime 😊 Angela

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Yes, it will be so nice to meet you in person!!! ❤❤

[@Daniliji]

Hello dear people from the USA, I am so happy that you appreciate our little country so much. We also have our mistakes here, that's for sure. But after some research to emigrate to another country, I couldn't really find a better country to live in. I wish you both a pleasant stay in the Netherlands. Greetings from Cees

[@nfboogaard]

Please continue your record streak of not killing each other 🤪 You guys are the best (comedy) couple on KZbin 😁

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, @nfboodaard!!😊💕

[@timdettmann4067]

As always your vlog is entertaining and uplifting. I always enjoy them. I am so glad that you two took the risk and moved to the Netherlands. I daydream about living your lives daily. The simple life is what I really want. I'm not sure how bad I would miss my grandchildren if I moved abroad. Unless I missed it, I was wondering what business you have started to fulfill the DAFT program. Keep the wonderful vlogs coming!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you so much for watching! The business is related to the tourist industry.

[@dutchmeikuh8822]

You guys sounds so good and friendly.. like another person here said, you guys nail the "Doe Normaal" kinda vibe.. love the energy. It ain't much if it ain't (claimed) Dutch 😁😜

[@queercastlimburg]

It's always a pleasure to watch your video's

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Robert!😊

[@winwinmilieudefensie7757]

the humor level is definitely OVER 9000! 😁🤣 i love it!

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you very much💕😊

[@hanslinden5289]

Sweet..keep on loving....we call it, "leven en laten leven"

[@cphcph12]

I liked this video a lot, especially the interplay between you two. To protect you from possibly too high expectations, all the cities have decent or good public transportation but that changes significantly when you go to the more rural areas. I live in Zeeland and wouldn't be able to leave my village without a car. Not that I'm complaining, I was born and raised in this village.

[@rebekkavandenbrink8273]

Again... laughed out loud a few times. I love you guys 🤣

[@spilln01]

hey guys And yes indeed it is interesting to see if expats can build their lives here and have a good time with work or socially, and whether the Dutch lifestyle suits them or not because life here is not perfect![but we working on it lol] .Also with the other expats it is good to see that they are having a good time here because it is always difficult in the beginning, especially in another country!

[@einde79]

I am happy you like it here. I am glad to hear that you Learned that Having more stuf doesn't make you happy , having a warm and welcome surrounding is indeed a improvemed of your life , and thats a thing no money can buy.

[@bikinginboston]

Good video! Looking forward to visiting NL!

[@Lillith.]

You guys are so cute together. I can't imagine how hectic the US is if the Netherlands is calm and relaxed. I sometimes feel I don't have any time to relax. Maybe having time to relax is just a luxury in the US, I don't know.

[@hansd3295]

I understand what you mean, but a 'diary' is partly filled for you by, for example, your job. In addition, you are mainly guilty of filling your diary. I decided 2 years ago to slow things down, not tackle everything anymore and to commit myself to everything and everyone. Since then my life has become so much more relaxed.

[@xerxescroes2281]

I have a pretty relaxed life in Los Angeles - beach, morning walks in gorgeous Griffith Park with my dogs, snowboarding after all the rainfall and I work 40 hours/week with 3 days off - used to work more but changed that.

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

I'm happy Rotterdam has been the place that you decided to come to. I live in Rotterdam as well and very proud of it. You guys are so fun to watch... and your bond is truly amazing. It also fun to hear the ipinion about a place you love and common places you visit from other people. Good and bad. Thank you! I think in Europe we work to live not live to work... we don't really do the rat race thing here. No show offs...

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you so much, Jurgen!😊💕

[@deca5002]

Fun video, Guys. It's nice to know you like the netherlands as well, I love to travel and see places. But most of all, I love coming home ;) I'll pop over when we meet in R'dam :)

[@Stadtionalist]

Thanks for the new video with some enlightning topics! Also, with regards to your comment at 13:04 Perhaps that's a topic for a (maybe somewhat more controversial) video, talking about some of the problems you've encountered in or about the Netherlands that perhaps you did not expect.

[@muncibedduSicilia]

Aaahw, you're so cute 🥰 And how refreshing to see the Netherlands through a positive lens. I live here for about 45 years and all I see is declining, restrictions, criminality, definitly not the city, Amsterdam in my case, where I grew up in. But I love this so I'll sub to get some new positive perception !

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Awww, thank you very much 💕😊

[@evie8143]

glad you are happy here.

[@atelierpranava1]

Hi folks, that's great to hear, coming out the comsuming ratrace

[@justincredible.]

Glad to hear you enjoy the Netherlands.

[@csmhoek8494]

welkom to the Netherlands .

[@Freya76]

❤ you guys speak about eachother like me and my husband, also 24/7 together. I think that' s what makes your video's so nice to watch, you can feel the love 😊. I would love to meet you! 😁

[@Emmyonline1]

Het is simpelweg heerlijk te horen hoe fijn jullie het in Nederland hebben. Ik geniet ervan om jullie filmpjes te bekijken. Realitycheck all over, want ik bekijk mijn eigen leven als Nederlandse nu uit een geheel andere hoek en denk..."ja, jeetje zo goed hebben we het echt hier in ons kleine maar o zo heerlijke kikkerlandje" ... geniet van het leven Eric en Tammy!.... een 60-jarige fan uit Oost-Nederland

[@EL-Patron.]

You two are so nice to watch, i really laughe the tears over my cheaks. We are so glad you love the Netherlands You bothe are so welkom in oir country🤣🤣🤣😂😁

[@ekesandras1481]

The thing with staying outside during rain is a Dutch thing. Other Europeans don't do that so much. When I was the first time in the Netherlands I was really suprised when the rain started and the Dutch people all staid seated at the terrace tables of some café and the streets didn't empty from pedestrians.

[@ruudb9438]

You sure are a nice couple! Nice to see your video’s. Greetings from a Dutch couple

[@anjaputs9447]

Hoe leuk is dit!!!🤗

[@alexcrouwel6942]

I was born and raised in Rotterdam en there is a great vibe over there, i moved to the north of the Netherlands 20 years ago but i still love Rotterdam it's a way of life, i just like to see how much you both enjoy the way of living in the Netherlands, just down to earth, i have this feeling that in the USA you be judged not as a person that you are but the job you have, what car you drive in what house you live and the stuff you own, here we just look at you of who you are and not what your job is or where you live....we all go to the toilet where we smell not so nice no exceptions a ceo isn't better than someone who clean the bathrooms the bankaccount is different but that's it it doesn't tell you anything about the person self and that's what i like being a dutchie......just act normal be yourself and not trying who you want to be that can't make you happy and i think that happens a lot in the states or am i totaly wrong? I'm happy you like it here, and you enjoy the life you're living....that's what it's all about....being happy

[@rinynewton8297]

Loved that video. I am so happy you two are so happy here in the Netherlands. I have never been in the states so can't really compare. But at the moment I see so much shootings and aggression coming from the states that I am almost to scared to go there. Mind that's the media for you, things might be not that bad when you over there. It also must be a beautiful country to with nice parks and mountains. Never mind every country has it's own beauty. But yes, here we value the person over goods and don't like it if anything is getting "to much"! That includes money, food and anything else. Hence the saying....Doe maar gewoon dan doe je al gek genoeg". Nice to hear you also made friends with dare 2 go Dutch. I hope they will settle in as nicely as you two. I was worried about them as it was difficult for them to find an apartment but now I understand they got one today. Hopefully they can start enjoying life now. Looking forward to your next video.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Riny! Yes, they moved in to their new apartment! It is actually very nice! We kept Dianna company on Friday while she waited for furniture to be delivered.😊❤

[@percydevries]

love this channel

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you, Percy!💕

[@anastasipohleba9706]

Cool, really cool!)

[@wagelink]

a lovely video. I very much love the way you like the 'dutch' life. It isn't perfect but there is something about ' your not made of sugar', doe normaal. The slowing of life because you walk more, or bike. And your are more part of life, the surroundings. Enjoying the smal things. I love your videos about this.

[@SoultoSoulTravels]

Thank you very much😊💕

[@NaomiClareNL]

It's an 8 minute walk for me to the supermarkets and other stores and on the way back I use the bag with groceries for a bit of weightlifting, including going up the stairs. It's free so it appeals to this Dutchie ... 😉😁

[@JustMeSoUknow]

love the content and welcome to the netherlands! nice to see and hear how you experience the netherlands! i love Rotterdam to even tho i am from Amsterdam! if you ever like to have fun in Amsterdam, just let me know! you are a lovely couple!

[@mradventurer8104]

Being Dutch, I agree that one of the best things are: 1) You can buy affordable healthy food, 2) don't have a crazy busy lifestyle if you don't want to. Housing is expensive though, winters cold, summers sometimes not so sunny lol. Good video.

[@arjenboeijenga117]

I am born here. I have been abroad in Europe and 'east of that' (UA & RUS, MOL) and every time I come back I think: It's not bad around here. I like it that you like it here! I like it too!