I moved to live, said Sjoerd about his decision to leave the Netherlands for a life in Spain.
After quitting his job and selling his house, Sjoerd moved to El Campello with his wife and children three years ago. He shared that in Spain they are finally able to live life to its fullest.
I used to work excessively, Sjoerd said; I didn´t enjoy that part of my life at all. When living through the COVID-19 crisis in the Netherlands however, he realized that almost all work can be done remotely. Now, living in Spain, he feels like his life is one big holiday.
In Spain, Sjoerd works remotely, often from home and gets to spend more time with his family. He also discovered a new passion, after singing in front of a live audience at an open-mic event. Sjoerd was used to performing as a drummer but hadn´t realized that people liked his voice. So he decided to start build up a career as The Singing Dutchman. Now, it is an essential part of his life.
Sjoerd highlighted that even with English and Dutch languages alone, he´s been able to make tons of friends as there is a vast amount of expats in the area. He is currently learning Spanish with Duolingo and is pretty optimistic about the future; We plan to spend the rest of our lives here.
Music page Sjoerd Nuij on Facebook.
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From Moscow to Costa Blanca, Anna has spent over 10 years in Spain and one year in Berlin, where she worked as an actress and singer. Covering European news, Anna´s biggest passions are writing and travelling.
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