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VIRTUAL Book Club Invite: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Time: 19:30 (7:30 pm)
Register by: 22 June 2020 (registration form below)
Member Cost: Free!
Guests: €5,00 pp (READ about how this can be pro-rated towards your membership fee)
Location: At home!
We have selected for our next book club …
Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.
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VIRTUAL Book Club reminder: Dark Matters
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
Time: 19:30 (7:30 pm)
Register by: 26 May 2020 (registration form below)
Member Cost: Free!
Guests: €5,00 pp (READ about how this can be pro-rated towards your membership fee)
Location: At home!
We selected for our next book club …DRUMROLL…
Dark Matters, by Blake Crouch
‘Are you happy in your life?’ Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious.
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VIRTUAL Book Club invite: Dark Matters
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
Time: 19:30 (7:30 pm)
Register by: 26 May 2020 (registration form below)
Member Cost: Free!
Guests: €5,00 pp (READ about how this can be pro-rated towards your membership fee)
Location: At home!
We selected for our next book club …DRUMROLL…
Dark Matters, by Blake Crouch
‘Are you happy in your life?’ Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious.
Register now! (more…)
President’s Message – May 2020
Dear tic friends,
What a bizarre time it is around the world! I’m writing this message to you from my newly renovated
home office (I couldn’t take standing at my kitchen counter anymore!) and trying to express to you all
how much I miss the interaction with my fellow club members.
With large events postponed throughout the Netherlands until at least September, this is essentially the end of the club year. While we are experimenting with virtual book club and, if that goes well, an online happy hour, all other events are cancelled or postponed for the remainder of the season. Your board is working on a way to have an interactive Annual General Meeting – perhaps with an online pub quiz after we update you on the status of your club. Keep an eye on our social media pages for updates on the AGM as well as tips and tricks for making the most of your time in quarantine.
Although it is no fun cancelling events or staying home, the health of you and your family will always be the number one priority. I hope you have been able to stay in touch with family and friends abroad and that you and your loved ones have remained healthy and safe. Take care and I hope to see you at a virtual event soon!
Stay healthy,
Yolonda
#TilburgInternationalClub #Expats #Association #Nonprofit #staysafe
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tíc on Twitter
Did you know that #tíburginternationalclub regularly tweets about job vacancies, local news, area events, #Dutch culture and much more? We also regularly post invitations to our tíc events making it that much easier to stay up-to-date on all of our club activities.
We get many requests all year round for help with #job searches. Did you know that many job listings are posted on Twitter asking for candidates who speak a foreign language other than Dutch? Maybe you can find your perfect job through Twitter!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Twitter, you can often follow in real time what’s happening in the world right now. Whether you’re interested in music, sports, politics, news, celebrities, or everyday moments, there’s something for everyone.
Join us on Twitter @tílintclub to keep up with the latest tílburginternationalclub happenings as well as events in around the Tilburg area!
Suggestions for tíc Volunteer Activities!
tíc has set a goal to support a different charity every year whether by fundraising, event participation or volunteer work. This past June, tíc chose to support the charity Nacht van de Vluchteling (Night of the Refugees).
A small of group of tíc members not only participated in the event by walking a 20 km route, they also raised a total €950 for the foundation. tíc is currently looking for a good cause to support for our 2019-2020 club year. (more…)
tíc Brochure available
tíc is a non-profit volunteer organization that provides social and educational activities for expatriates and internationals living in and around Tilburg.
- tíc helps internationals feel more at home in the Netherlands. We strive to help ease the adjustment process with practical tips, advice and information on daily life in the Netherlands. We offer a relaxed and fun social atmosphere for introducing partners and children to new people and for learning more about the Tilburg, Noord Brabant and the Netherlands.
Events Postponed
To all our valued members and guests,
Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus in The Netherlands, the Board has decided to postpone all events scheduled through 30 April 2020.
The health and well-being of you and your family will always take precedence over any social or tíc sponsored event and the tilburg international club is following the advice not to organize events with larger groups and practice social distancing.
We will monitor the situation closely and reschedule when appropriate. Thank you for your understanding!
Stay healthy,
Yolonda
President
tilburg international club
#expats #club #events #cancellation #Covid19
tíc logo has meaning
Last year, the logo of the tilburg international club underwent a make-over thanks to Bas van Steensel of Studio Stoom! The meaning and story behind our updated identity is an interesting one;
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- The “tíc” showcased in our new logo is how we affectionately refer to our club.
- The blue, complimented by the orange circles, embodies the City of Tilburg within the Netherlands.
- The coloured circles exemplify our members made up of individuals from all nationalities.
- And last, but not least, the shape of the globe signifies the international nature of our organisation.
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Jobs in the Netherlands
Did you know that tíc has a dedicated JOBS page to help expats find jobs in the Netherlands, and specifically in and around the Tilburg area?
We get many requests all year round for help with job searches. More and more job searches are done through social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook as well as through the professional networking site LinkedIn. In-person networking is also an important factor in getting a foot in the door. We can help you build your social and professional network through its many activities that bring expats together. (more…)
Join us on LinkedIn!
Engage with us and stay informed about all of our activities, events and club-related updates.
You can be part of the community – receive all the latest club news, look for English language jobs through our connections, participate in member conversations, make connections and expand your network!
Connect with us on our LinkedIn page!
#tilburginternationalclub #expatlife #linkedin #networking
We need your EVENT IDEAS!
The tíc Events Team works hard to plan activities and events that are fun, inspirational and educational for its membership. We strive to create experiences that encourage our members to form social networks while getting to better know the city and country in which they live.
We are now beginning to plan the our 2020 – 2021 club year and our event team wants to hear your fantastic ideas!
Invite: Farmers Fun Run!
Date: Saturday, 27 June 2020
Time: 16:10 – 19:00
Location: Zandstraat 18, Moergestel (for parking)
Members: €37,50 per person (normal price €42,50)
Guests: €42,50, per person (click HERE to see how €5,00 can be pro-rated towards your membership fee)
Register by: 15 April 2020 (click on link for registration)
Disclaimer: Reservations are confirmed after payment is received. If you cancel after the RSVP date and your place remains unfilled you will be required to pay the full fee of your reserved space.
We would like to introduce the following new type of event: tíc sports events! We will be organising sports event and would like to share with this exiting obstacle run: The Farmers Fun 2020. It’s a cool and fun way to visit and discover farms around Oisterwijk. (more…)
#FBF: Boys in the Boat book review
Next week we will be meeting for our next book club; a gathering that sometimes has intense debates, but is always a lot of fun. For #FlashBackFriday, let’s take a look at a book club review from 2016!
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by Anne van Oorschot
27 Sept 2016. The first meeting of tíc readers starting with chatting about summer vacations (and the first debate of the US Presidential election!) and then we settled down to talk about The Boys in the Boat. This non-fiction book, written by Daniel James Brown (not to be confused with the Dan Brown of The Divinci Code) is about the 8 man rowing shell from University of Washington that went on to become the US’s Olympic entry in the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics – Hitler’s Olympics!
The story is told mainly from (more…)
