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| 10 Questions - Melvin Holslag |
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 Name: Melvin Holslag
Age: 26
Profession: Advisor at mt&v
Where are you from: I was born in Amsterdam and now i am living nearby in Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
What is your link to Sweden: My mother is Swedish and learned me speak it. I visited Sweden during my youth a lot to meet my grandparents. That is the reason why i have a special feeling with the country and the people.
Why JCC: I like to keep in tough with everything what connects me to the country. Beside that, in my work I have contact with Swedish clients and candidates during the detaching proces. As the JCC organize differents kind of meetings, it is a great opportunity to enlarge your network.
Hobbies: Soccer, Travel, Friends
Favourite hangout: Bloemenbar, Amsterdam
Tips for JCC: I don't have any tips so far.
Who do you want to be next in 10 Questions: I picked out someone from the new members, Martine Westin
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| 10 Questions - Polly Terlouw |
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 Name:
Polly Terlouw
Age: 24
Profession: Lawyer at Dolk + Hesper BV
Where are you from:
I am from Amstelveen, the Netherlands.
What is your link to Sweden: The company I work for has many Swedish clients and most of my colleagues are Swedish.
Why JCC:
The JCC organizes diverse, informative and fun activities. It is also a great platform for networking and for learning more about Sweden and the Swedish culture.
Hobbies: Fitness, tennis, cooking, traveling and reading a good book.
Favourite hangout: Nothing in particular.
Tips for JCC: I do not have any tips yet. So far, the events that I have attended were organized very well!
Who do you want to be next in Ten Questions: I would like to see the ten questions answered by Axel or Josefine.
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 Name: Tobias Sjövall
Age: 24
Profession: Trainee at VisitSweden, Netherlands
Where are you from: I was born in Ithaca, NY, grew up in Göteborg,
Toronto, Lund. Since I was 19 I lived in Paris, Melbourne, Borlänge and
somehow I ended up in Amsterdam!
What is your link to Sweden: I am Swedish
Why JCC: It is a great place to network and meet people in similar point
in life. Also, being new in town, it is a nice way of getting to know the
city and the people living in it.
Hobbies: Music, travel, food (eating and cooking), sports (not so much
watching as participating), history, movies. I try to give them equal space!
Favourite hangout: I cannot say I have a favourite spot yet but I like
what they are doing at Schuim on Spuistraat and Pata Negra on
Utrechtsestraat.
Tips for JCC: I have only been to two events so far and they have been
spotless! Good job!
Who do you want to be next in 10 Questions: Richard Branson
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 The JCC is very pleased to welcome the following new members:
Astrid van der Post
Martine Westin
Melvin Holslag
Lazlo Varga
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Name:
Nanne Veenstra 
Age:
30
Profession:
Relationship manager for corporate clients at Handelsbanken, Schiphol Branch.
Where are you from:
I'm originally from Drachten (Friesland, one of the northern provinces of the Netherlands). After having lived in Groningen, The Hague and the Dutch Antilles I've now settled in Amsterdam.
What is your link to Sweden:
I work for Handelsbanken, a Swedish bank that is active in the Netherlands since 2005.
Why JCC:
The activities are diverse and a great way to get to know new people with a link to Sweden.
Hobbies:
Playing squash, reading biographies of sportsmen, musicians & politicians, going on holidays to far-away destinations.
Favorite hangout:
I love Italian food, which is why I regularly frequent a restaurant in De Pijp called Caffe 500. When I go out for a drink I visit Door74: it's somewhat of a secret cocktail-bar where you arrange for a seat by sending a text message. Drinks are not cheap but definitely worth trying.
Tips for JCC:
Not quite: I like the activities that I attended so far. Don't change a winning formula ;-)
Who do you want to be next in Ten Questions:
I'll just pick a name out of the list of new members: Hanna Ahlfors.
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Name:
Ruben Hageman 
Age:
26
Profession:
Attorney at Law at the Rotterdam office of Banning
Where are you from:
Rotterdam
What is your link to Sweden:
My girlfriend is Swedish and therefore I like to get a better hang of the Swedish culture and people.
Why JCC:
In my view it's the best place to meet enthusiastic people with a direct link to both Sweden and the Netherlands.
Hobbies:
Tennis, winter sports and reading.
Favourite hangout:
Witte de Withstraat in Rotterdam. This street offers multiple trendy cafs, clubs and restaurants.
Tips for JCC?:
Organizing trainings for young professionals for example related to social media or elevator pitches. Arranging a grand ball at a mind blowing location.
Who do you want to be next in Ten Questions:
Björn Borg; maybe the best tennis player in history and famous for his colourful underthings.
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1. Name? Sofia Ahlfors 
2. Age? 31
3. Profession? Manager Finance NL at Oceanteam Shipping
4. Where are you from? Stockholm
5. Why did you come to Holland? I came to Holland after graduating to work for EF.
6. Why JCC? Good network for an introduction to Holland as a Swedish person and the other way around!
7. Hobbies? Working, travelling, wining & dining, friends, running
8. Favorite hangout? Good old Palladium, Amsterdamse Bos for running, Sing Sing for lazy days.
9. Tips for JCC? -
10. Who do you want to be next in Ten Questions? Helene Nathhorst
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1. Name? Jonas Gustavsson
2. Age? 26
3. Profession? Assistant Controller
4. Where are you from? Stockholm Sweden
5. Why did you come to Holland / What is your link to Sweden? First as an exchange student with my partner in crime Mr. Bergo. And after returning to Sweden to finish my studies in Stockholm I went back to work here
6. Why JCC? Nice to practice on my Swedish language skills.
7. Hobbies? Sailing & Motor boats (Stockholm's archipelago is amazing), skiing and football.
8. Favorite hangout? Palladium, Jimmy woo, Lolas, Momos And of course IKEA
9. Tips for JCC? More company presentations, and arrange more canal tour
10. Who do you want to be next in 10 Questions?
I’m not sure, but I think it would be nice with a women. Also, I think it’s about time that Adam gives a good presentation about himself on the homepage.
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