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Boarding
house, living with a Dutch family.
Would
you like to join one of our (international)
professional courses,
and live to far away, or in another country?
Then the Boerma Instituut can offer you a comfortable
alternative to
reside instead of a hotel:
living with a Dutch family in Aalsmeer (usually
these family’s have children that have already moved out)
Very
practical, considering you’re very near to the school.
If you want to make use of this opportunity, then (if needed)
the transportation from and to the boarding
house is included.
For
(international) students who travel through Schiphol Airport,
the
transportation from and to the airport is also included.
In which case
we always meet on a designated time at the meeting point in the
central hall. This way, you are very hard to miss.
When it is neccecary that
you take a taxi, please look at the
Schiphol plaza map where the
taxiparking is. Do not except an offer from men who are waiting at the
gates and who offers you a taxi ride. They are not real taxi drivers
and they overcharge.
Several
host family’s in Aalsmeer have been doing this for years for our
students, and with full satisfaction from all the participants,
the
student, the host(ess) and the Boerma Instituut.
At the boarding
house, the student can count on a comfortable bedroom,
equipped with a
table and a chair, so that the students can do some homework or maybe
write a letter home.
Different
rules apply in each boarding house
use of the kitchen:
In some boarding houses you are can prepare
your own dinner,
and in other houses you can eat with the family for a
small compensation.
use of the bedroom:
Which can mean that you can tidy up your own,
or it is done the hostess.
You can always ask for a vacuum cleaner if necessary.
Once a week sheets will be replaced.
use of the bathroom:
No need to bring your own bathroom towels. They will be
available. Size can differ in each boarding house.
Most bathrooms have a
shower and a washing-basin, a bath is usually
not available in this area.
Breakfast:
Breakfast is
also included in the boarding house fee,
but the boarding house rules on this can differ on this:
Some
boarding house ladies will tell you where you can find the ingredients
for breakfast, others will put it on the table for you or even set the
table.
Different
nationalities, bring different customs.
For instance, in Japan they
‘do the dishes’ and bathing rituals in
a different way then we do here
in holland.
Every country has their own customs and it is
nice to see how they can be combined in the boarding houses.
At
the boarding houses there will be Dutch customs.
Link
to a website with Dutch
customs / habits
At
the school we have a Boerma Instituut Hospitality book, with tips and
ideas, what to do and where to go.
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