"I came here because I want to tell girls who are going through this that they can take a stand. I was a victim of domestic violence for 20 years. I thought I was enduring it all for my child, when it was precisely for him that I should have gotten out of the toxic relationship. I'm past 60 and I'm at peace with...
1. First, tell us a little about yourself. Who is Simona Florina Popa? I was born in 1980 in a small town in Muntenia, my second child. My name should have been Florentina, but when filling in the certificate, the clerk didn't have enough room and so Florina remained. At 11 months old, the story goes, we travelled by train for more than...
On Saturday, 23 March 2024, we had a special event: the meeting with Jan Willem Bos, author and translator and one of the most important promoters of Romanian literature and culture in the Netherlands. The event, entitled "The Author as a Translator. The Story of a Dutch Writer Who Fell in Love With Romanian Literature", celebrated the work of Jan Willem Bos, and...
The year 2023 was a year full of beautiful events at the Dutch Romanian Library! We remind you of some of them below. BiebROțeilor Workshop In January 2023 we resumed the weekly online meetings of the BiebROțeilor Workshop. The workshops had two modules: a spring-summer one from 31 January to 6 June and an autumn-winter one from 14 September to 21 December....
Today, we invite you to travel back in time together to the year 2023 to look back and reflect on the work of the Romanian School Amsterdam. We were again present, Saturday after Saturday, at our beloved workshops, which we have been organising with great dedication and love for children for 7 years now. In the year 2023 we...
Friendship is a subjective term, whether you want to perceive your friends as those who trust you, who support you, who go out with you for a soda or wine, who urge you to do cool things or with whom you just go out to share a slice of cake on the dullest day of the year. I don't think...
Do you have Romanian roots and would you like to introduce your children to Romanian? Would you like to help your children increase their vocabulary or maintain contact with Romanian? Would you like to discover new stories written by contemporary Romanian authors? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes" you will be happy to know that the Dutch Romanian Library joins...
1. First, tell us a little about yourself. Who is Silvia Mihaila? Hi, my name is Silvia Mihăilă, a passionate researcher and dedicated mother. In 2017, I started a new phase in my career as a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University, and in 2021, I became an assistant professor, focusing on in vitro models in pharmacology research. Together with my husband...
We are happy to invite you to a special event in honour of Romania's National Day! We are looking forward to welcoming you on Saturday, 2 December 2023, starting at 12:00 at St. Nicolaas High School in Amsterdam, located at Beethovenplein 2, 1077 WM. Organised by the Rompro Foundation, this event will offer a rich palette of cultural events and workshops for all ages. What you can...
November also comes with events from Rompro Social, both online and offline. We look forward to seeing you! These events are organised with the support of the Department for Romanians Abroad, a project running from March to November 2023. Toeslag - Social benefits in the Netherlands On 2 November, from 20.00 (Dutch time) or 21.00 (Romanian time) we are Live on Facebook and...
Good news for young people of Romanian origin living in the Netherlands!AIVI Media Hub Netherlands is back!4 days, 4 online communication courses created by young volunteers and AIVI Media Centre specialists. Choose the ones that interest you or follow them all! The courses are FREE! The courses will take place on 6,7,8 & 9 November, from 19:00 CET! Courses...
You have arrived in the Netherlands, found accommodation and taken care of all the formalities necessary for this important step. Everything seems great, you feel like a new person, you are excited to discover the new city that has adopted you. This excitement lasts for quite a short time, then you start to feel homesick, homesick for your loved ones and homesick for everything...
