Success stories
At At Home Abroad, we strive to exceed your expectations. Read below what our customers say about our tailor-made services, reliability and customer-oriented approach. We are proud to think along with you and will always go the extra mile to achieve the desired results.
"I worked with Caitríona for several years in my capacity as Regional Manager for Crown World Mobility overseeing intercultural training for relocating families. Caitríona was one of our go- to trainers in the Netherlands. She always had fantastic feedback and rapport with customers and was a delight to work with- professional, engaging and keen to work collaboratively even in a freelance role. I would always recommend Caitríona in this capacity and beyond."
Heather Tracy
Regional Manager Global Skills
Crown Worldwide Group
*****
"I met Caitríona during the Dual Career Programme at TU DELFT where she offered great insights and an overview of dutch culture. Catriona's enthusiasm and communication skills contributed to delivering an educational and very entertaining presentation. Her workshop should be a must for everyone who is starting a new life in the Netherlands".
Marianna Gasbarri
International living in the Netherlands
*****
"I had the pleasure of meeting Caitríona who provided us with valuable insights into Dutch Business Culture during the Job Search Essentials workshop at TU Delft. Through the workshop, I have gained a deeper understanding of the Dutch business culture and how it relates to my expat status. Caitríona has a remarkable talent for motivating everyone to participate and share their ideas, which made the entire experience even more enriching. I am grateful for her passion and expertise, and her guidance will help me integrate better with others. I look forward to working with Caitríona again in the future!".
Juan Wang
Chinese international
*****
"At our first Welcome to Almere event, Caitriona gave us a valuable introduction into cultural differences. As we have many internationals in our city coming from a wide diversity of countries, it is for newcomers always good to realize that there is a difference between the culture of your home country and the culture of the country to which you are a new arrival. In a fun and informative way, Caitriona makes people aware of these differences. With a better understanding of norms and values, it is easier to adapt to new situations".
Monique Vredenburg
Programme Manager
Municipality of Almere
*****
"In my search for someone who could train our international colleagues in Dutch culture, I came into contact with Caitriona. She facilitated a very successful workshop 'Meet the Dutch' for us. Her experience of living, working and interacting with other cultures is of great added value. The fact that Caitriona knows what the needs of expats are can be seen in her concrete examples and practical tips. With her knowledge of cultural differences and specifically Dutch culture, she has helped our colleagues understand Dutch culture".
Dion Koesoemo Joedo
HR Project Specialist
IKEA
*****
"I saw Caitriona's presentation on Dutch culture during a Welcome to Delft event. It reflected many of the things I have learnt over the last 5 years of living as an expat in the Netherlands. Caitriona was informative, engaging and in only 15 minutes managed to summarise the key cultural traits of the Dutch in a way that is useful for newcomers e.g. explaining that in NL if you don't ask, you don't get - a useful reminder for myself, too!".
Jenny Wilcock
Manager
Leiden Expat Centre
*****
"Caitriona, one of ACCESS trainers, has been assisting us with our 'Welcome to The Hague' programme in partnership with The Hague Municipality for the past two years. We enjoy working with her for her professionalism and commitment, she gets on well with our team of volunteers. Most importantly her presentation on understanding Dutch culture and people has always been popular with the participants at this special event, expat new arrivals from all over the world to The Hague and its region. They find her presentation inspiring and thought provoking, it opens their minds in better understanding the culture and its people in their new resident country therefore helping them settling in faster and better. Participants often told us afterwards that they would like more time for her presentation. Her contribution certainly adds value to our programme!".
Qin Cai
Office Manager
ACCESS
*****
"Caitríona did a workshop on intercultural communication for Expat Centre Leiden. She's is articulate, has many relatable examples and keeps people on their toes. The need for good intercultural communication skills became evident and the tips were very useful!
Corinne van de Celeen
Manager
Leiden International Centre
*****
"Attending Caitríona‘s workshop is an enriching experience. She conveys her knowledge in a pleasant, refreshing and entertaining way. She knows how to make valuable use of the international experience she has gathered over the past few years and thus enriches her work."
Constance Feld
German international
*****
"I’ve known Caitriona for several years now, since we first met as co-members of the ACCESS Trainers Network (ATN). I know her to be a true professional, with a kind-hearted spirit and positive outlook. Her extensive knowledge and excellent facilitation skills enables her to bring the subject of intercultural awareness across into an engaging, informative and most of all, an enjoyable learning experience. We have collaborated several times as both of our areas of specialism go hand in hand. I would not hesitate to recommend Caitriona to potential clients and would welcome the chance to work together with her as partners or in collaboration again"
Teresa Moynihan
Coach & Talent Development Consultant
Moynihan Consultancy
*****
"Caitriona has given me a better understanding of the culture of my international clients. Thanks to her insight, I am now in a position to align the service I give to these clients to their own specific cultural norms and values. As a result our clients feel understood and better appreciated. In addition, Caitriona has made me more conscience of my own norms and values, and because of this I've become more aware of my own way of thinking and have become less judgemental of others. Her wealth of experience and knowledge of other cultures shines through in her presentations. She's helped me to look at my customers in a different light; something for which I am very grateful for. I hope that in the future Expat & Property Management and our clients can make use of Caitriona's expertise and I look forward to the lectures that Caitríona will provide our clients after the summer."
Mariska van Hulsentop
Founder
Expat & Property Management
*****
"I've had the pleasure of working with Caitríona at Akteos Netherlands. I was impressed by her knowledge, passion and communication skills. All of our clients were really happy with the intercultural trainings and consultancy delivered by Caitríona. I would say that she is an absolute expert on the field of intercultural communication!"
Bart Koetsier
Business development Manager
Akteos Intercultural Specialists
*****
"I very much enjoyed Caitríona's workshop as an introduction into the Dutch culture and the Dutch working culture. I found it to be a really useful and would recommend the workshop for other expats new to the Netherlands and the Dutch job market."
Erika Candolin
Finnish international
*****
"Caitriona has been a member of the ACCESS Training Network for some time, and often supports activities we organise to support new internationals relocating to the Netherlands. Not only is she a pleasure to work with, but she has consistently delivered presentations about 'meeting the Dutch' which have been overwhelmingly rated as 'very good' by participants. Insightful presentations, delivered with respect and humour are her trademarks. I never hesitate to call upon her to support our projects and would recommend her wholeheartedly if you are looking for someone to help you - or teams you work with - navigate cultural waters different to your own."
Deborah Valentine
Executive Director
ACCESSS
*****
"Caitríona's workshop was very helpful in preparation for my entrance into the Dutch job market. She facilitates with humor and warmth, ensuring everyone is comfortable with the delicate subject matter. She provided great examples of common workplace conflicts, and proposed solutions to improve communication between employees. I look forward to taking another workshop with her!"
Julia Carlier
Canadian international
*****
"Caitriona is a great facilitator that makes participants to the workshops feel at ease from the first moment they step into her workshop (online or live). She has been involved as a trainer in the Dual Career programme at Delft University of Technology from the start in 2017. By sharing her knowledge about the Dutch business culture and giving a cultural framework to the workshop participants it makes it a lot easier to step into an international or Dutch work environment.
She is friendly, reliable, funny and thinks along with the team. If you work in a team with different nationalities and cultures represented Caitriona’s workshop is a must."
Fabiënne Scholte-Buijs
HR Advisor, Coming to Delft Services
TU Delft
*****
" Caitríona's workshop was fascinating and helpful to understand culture, especially for me as an expat who has just arrived in the Netherlands. In particular, it gave me a chance to think about the diversity of cultures and allowed me to have an attitude of accepting cultures that are unfamiliar to me. She was very passionate about motivating participants to get to know and share with each other. I really appreciate her great passion."
Park So Yeon
Researcher
TU Delft
*****
"Caitriona is an expert in what she does. She knows how to transfer knowledge and information in a pleasant, interactive and accessible way. And not unimportant, she has a great sense of humor!"
Margie Burger
Senior Advisor
Ruimtelijke Ordening
*****
"I attended Caitriona's Dutch Culture workshop and it was brilliant. All discussed topics during those 4,5 hrs were spot-on. Both Caitriona's experience and her positive approach made it a fun and valuable workshop. Definitely recommend for those who are new to NL :-) "
Maya Kalir
Admisions
International School Delft
*****
"It was a great pleasure working with Catriona during my postion at KIT Intercultural Professionals. She is dedicated and highly experienced trainer and she understands the needs of the customer. Her trainings, coaches matches perfect and she brings real added value for the customer. I really appreciated working with her "
Elisabeth Rompa Sinke
Business Partner
KIT Intercultural Professionals
*****
"Caitríona help us to understand the culture of doing business with Saudi Arabian people on a very short notice. We asked her help op monday and the visit form Saudi came on tuesday. She teached us all the need to know subjects in a very compact and informative presentation. The meeting went very well and the Saudi's were impressed with our knowledge of their culture. If you want help with doing business with an other culture, do call her for perfect results."
Marcel de Keizer
CEO
Drecht Coating Services
*****
"Thanks you for your inspiring presentation about the Dutch Culture during the International welcome event of the Rotterdam Expat Centre on November 1st. It was given in a very appealing and funny form. We got a lot of positive feedback from our guests about your way of giving a presentation "
Gladys Tuur
Relation Manager
Rotterdam International Centre
*****
"My wife & I benefited from Caitríona’s hands-on intercultural training as a part of our immersion into life in the Netherlands. It was really conversational and involved a lot of experience sharing - from both sides... Caitríona equipped us with a good number of quick win practical tips and supported us to deep dive into our (changing) cultural profiles, raising our levels of awareness. The session was practical, fun and enriching and has definitely supported our immersion into life in the Netherlands. Danke je wel Caitríona"
Patrick Kenning
Global Director
Crown worldwide Hub
*****