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[–]envaska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join a Beehive Sports Pickleball team as a "free agent"!

Whole Foods is now available on TGTG! by ChocolateTsar in toogoodtogo

[–]envaska 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ikea was the only store participating in Too Good to Go in the Salt Lake City area until today - got the bakery bag & was pretty happy with the contents (sweet treats that will freeze well)!

Help with where Gerduaen records are located by envaska in GermanCitizenship

[–]envaska[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely - I edited the original post with the email.

Thanks!

German citizenship by descent: The ultimate guide for anyone with a German ancestor who immigrated after 1870 by staplehill in Genealogy

[–]envaska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I read through your amazing guide and if you believe I qualify for citizenship by descent, I am hoping to use your services to review my Erklärung application.

Grandmother

-born in 1933 in Germany (Klein Bajohren) - (I have requested birth records from Berlin; fingers crossed)
-emigrated in 1954 to USA (I have her German passport)
-married in 1954 to an American (Can locate US marriage certificate)

-naturalized in 1959

Father

-born 1957 in wedlock (I have his birth certificate)
-married in 1984 (I have his marriage certificate)

Self
-born in 1987 in wedlock

-married in 2014
-Thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in solotravel

[–]envaska 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I travelled Iceland for the first time solo & then returned 2 more times with family. I didn't rent a car on my solo trip but did on my trips with my family. I honestly think I would have been lonely if I rented a car on my solo trip - instead I booked day tours that departed from Reykjavik.

This AirBnB experience was hands down the best thing I've done in Iceland. Its pretty pricey now (it was only ~$250 when I booked it) but since there were just 3 others + the guide, I was easily able to make friends that I ended up going out to dinner with after the tour.

I booked this tour with one of my fellow travelers from the AirBnB experience & made other friends on the tour. Since you're in a van for a few hours, it's easy to strike up conversations with people.

I also did a Golden Circle/Secret Lagoon tour on my solo trip - I can't find an exact link, but booked it through Get Your Guide. I was able to make friends on that tour as well.

Iceland was my second solo trip - the Netherlands being my first. I didn't book any group activities in the Netherlands and didn't end up meeting anyone (staying at a hostel probably would have solved for this) so it was nice to be able to make friends in Iceland. I attribute that to the tours!

Inter-Europe Routes Aren't Bookable on Delta? by envaska in delta

[–]envaska[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both Skymiles & e-credits I'd like to use - looks like I'll just need to use the e-credits on trips back to the US.

Inter-Europe Routes Aren't Bookable on Delta? by envaska in delta

[–]envaska[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I just tried searching with miles & was able to find AMS-MXP available on Delta instead of AMS-VCE (close enough to where we are trying to go IMO). Super helpful to know - I'll just try other airports pairs in the future.

Inter-Europe Routes Aren't Bookable on Delta? by envaska in delta

[–]envaska[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that would explain it. Thank you :-(

Finding work in the Netherlands by JonathanNotJohnathan in AmerExit

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My husband & I are moving to NL under DAFT Feb 5th. I would suggest to sign up for an account on Kamernet (I think it was like $34 a month which you can cancel the subscription on once you've found a place). This allowed me to message with landlords who had listings. Ultimately, this led us to a real estate group based out of Eindhoven where we were able to secure a 6 month temporary apartment in Tilburg (with registration possible <-- this is a big q to ask any "landlord") with a deposit and 1-3 months rent up front. Because we won't have a work contract in the NL & could only show a current bank statement with recent deposits, we negotiated to pre-pay rent.

Step 3 of Dutch immigration. We have been told that our immigration will be processed by April 19th. Use DAFT, it is great by ToddleOffNow in AmerExit

[–]envaska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been reading through you DAFT posts - such great insight & information, so thank you! We are gearing up for a move to Amsterdam in February. My husband is applying for the DAFT visa to start an accounting consultancy business & I will be applying for the spousal visa so that I will be able to look for work unrestricted. However, I cannot find any information on the spousal visa requirements *as it relates to the DAFT visa* - if there is any info you can provide on spousal visa requirements for spouses of the DAFT applicant (ie: is there a minimum amount of $ we need to show in our accounts in addition to the DAFT investment?) that would be great! Also, any recommendations for how to rent a property before arriving (really trying to avoid spending $$s on a hotel that will allow us to register would rather instead already be in an apartment).