Conversations about life, place and belonging
Get to know the different citizens we've had on the public bench, sharing their perspective on what a good place is.
The Reason She Moved from Madrid to Berlin - Marta Aguilar’s Story
A Madrid-born marketer on a ten-year crush on Berlin, what made leaving easy, and why building a life from scratch can feel better than one that was already finished.
We Moved to The Hague in 3 Months - Here’s What Happened by Craig Thomson
A Canadian consultant on trading downtown Toronto for a quieter city, building a life around a three-year contract that kept extending, and why he no longer believes a change of scenery leaves your situation unchanged.
From Embu to The Hague: What 24 Years of Moving Taught One Coach About Home
A coach for internationals on 24 years of moving within the Netherlands, choosing a city for its options, and what “home” means once you’ve built one somewhere else.
From Johannesburg to The Hague: Can You Ever Go Back? by Tyron Strachan
When I sat down with my neighbour Tyron Strachan on the public bench for the very first Good Place Podcast, he had lived in The Hague for three years. He had come from Johannesburg for a corporate job near Schiphol.