'The idea of black and white schools blew my mind'

'I appreciate the way the Dutch remember those who died in WWII'

'Umbrellas are pointless in the Netherlands. I'm a rain-suit type of girl'

'I saw an old couple on a bicycle and I thought, ‘this is romantic, this is so Dutch’

'Van Gogh's life was a tragedy. I’d like to go back in time and console him'

’The Dutch have the ability to tell you straight to your face what they want’

‘One day, I’ll have the courage to go to a naked spa’

'The Dutch take being 'gezellig' to Olympic standards, it is very comforting'

'I fell in love with the overall society — the organisation, biking culture, openness to change'

'The whole concept of layering clothing is surely something the Dutch invented'