Hi Going expat people,

If you are here it is probably because you are considering moving abroad, specifically to the Netherlands and you are wondering how to do so. Let me tell you all about!

I am sure your questions are many, but I also have a few for you before starting any journey together. To be totally fair some of these questions are the ones you should ask yourself, because they will make a big difference not only in our conversation, but for you the moment you start the process of moving to the Netherland.

Questions are:

  • Why do you want to move abroad?
  • Why do you want to move to the Netherlands?
  • Are you economically prepared to live in a costly country and having maybe to spend 1 or 2 months without a job?
  • What do you know about the culture of this country?

These are the first questions I am going to ask you and are the ones I wish somebody have asked me when I move.

Speaking of which,

Let me introduce who I am and why Going Expat

I am Rossella, born and raised in Messina , Sicily, Italy until my 26th years of life. Something happened at that point and I decided to move abroad for s short time to have a different experience.

I graduated in Foreign Languages and Literature, therefore I felt that I needed an experience abroad also to test myself. Later on I understood it was due to my need to explore and get out from the social imposition and expectation from my country as well as realising how important is for me to live in a multicultural environment.

21012 saw me moving to Spain, and 2013 saw me exploring the Netherlands for the first time. After an Italian break from 2015 to 2019, I cam e back to Rotterdam to stay.

Going Expat was only a blog at first, I like writing and sharing my experience but also tips about the Netherlands seemed to me as a good idea. I didn’t know it would have become my job.

In 2023 I have decided to make the step of providing online consultations for people who wanted to move abroad, and in 2025 I became a full time freelancer.

After 15 years working in small and huge international corporations I am now a small business owner and I can help you in your moving to The Netherlands from A to Z.

How can I help?

Well this is a story for another page… click here to read in details all my services, and if you want to know what people say about their experience with me, check the reviews!

Rossella Davì