The Cypriot Youth Of The Netherlands

🌵We have lots in common, our culture is another reason to meet each other! Check our account for the Cypriot Youth meeting in the Netherlands this September!

Does anyone know of a student room in Tilburg?

Hey buddies! We are looking for student housing/ rooms for Cypriot students arriving next month! Desperate times! If you or your friends would like to offer a room or know someone who would like to share a house in Amsterdam, Arnhem, Rotterdam, Eindhoven or Maastricht, please let us know!

Thank you all! ♥️

We are happy to see that our first meet-up with Cypriot Youth was so much fun!

We made new friends, had good conversations, and warmed our hearts during these cold autumn days in Amsterdam!

Stay tuned for our future events and meet-ups !

For any questions please feel free to send an email to [email protected] or dm us!

It’s time to get familiar with the transportation in The Netherlands. Olliebollen season is here 🎄, it means that the typical Dutch weather is here! 🌧💨 We have included few apps for public transportation in case you are not feeling like cycling today 💤
For any questions please feel free to send an email to [email protected] or dm us!

Hello fellow Dutchies! We know that settling in The Netherlands can be challenging, so we have collected must-do tasks when moving to The Netherlands ☺️ As CYN, we wish you lots of success during this exam week 💯
For any questions please feel free to send an email to [email protected] or dm us!

As CYN, we are proud announce that we are strengthening our relations with the Cypriot Youth that study in Europe. To solidify these relations we have decided to become a part of EUCS!

With this new initiative, we aim to establish a stronger bond between Cypriot students in the Netherlands and Cypriot students studying and/or wishing to study in other European countries.

To be a part of CYN and EUCS, fill in the membership form in bio, if you have any questions, DM us!

Çakızdez /Elies tsakistes are fresh green olives that are picked off of olive trees in late October. Each olive is cracked with a stone but you need to be careful not to crack the stone inside. The olives are then soaked in a big jar of water that is changed everyday for a week to get rid of the olives bitterness.

Trational Cypriot olives recipe:
Ingredients
500 g Green olives
2-3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 Lemon (juice and rind)
2 cloves Garlic (thinly sliced)
2-3 tsp Coriander seeds (crushed)

Word of the week:
Greek: Γειά σου (ya sou)
Turkish: Merhaba
Dutch: Hallo
English:Hello

The word of the week : Basbalya:Tokat,Πασπαλιά: Το
χαστούκι, Slap,Klap.

Bir basbalya çakarım ağzınada görün ha!
Έδωσα του μια πασχαλιά (basbalya) να συνέλθει!

As the Word of the week says: Bullim, Πουλί μου we are happy to share a very famous expression which we love and use all the time .Of course the English and Dutch meaning sounds very funny and weird but being weird is beautiful 🤣 Napang bullim ? /τι νέα ρε πούλλι μου?

Are we the only ones craving papucaki/karnıyarık right now? 😋

Fun fact #2 ;Commandaria can only be found in Cyprus! Have you tried it before?

Gancelli: bahçe kapısı
Καντζιέλλιν:πόρτα κήπου
Tuindeur
Garden door

Did you know that there are words which have shared use by both communities in Cyprus?The words are very similar and they even sound the same!

Due to the ongoing lockdown in The Netherlands, we are all having some homestay cravings 🥘 Therefore, we decided to show you some traditional Dutch and Cypriot food! Today’s special: Stamppot 🧑‍🍳🇳🇱

From today onwards, every Wednesday of the week we will be posting interesting facts about Cyprus and The Netherlands.Comment if you are also illuminated 💡 by the fact about Philips or if you have other interesting facts!

The link is quite useful. Good reading!

https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/how-coronavirus-affecting-international-students-netherlands

How is the Coronavirus affecting international students in the Netherlands? A report by Nuffic has looked into and discussed the affect COVID-19 has had on the interest from international students for studying in the Netherlands.

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